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Mountain

Lochnagar

Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 56°57′33″ N 3°14′38″ W

Lochnagar
Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
1,155 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Inver
6.4 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
DND Dundee Airport58 km
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport69 km

About Lochnagar

Lochnagar is a mountain. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Elevation: 1,155 m.

From Wikipedia

Lochnagar or Beinn Chìochan is a mountain in the Mounth, in the Grampians of Scotland. It is about five miles (eight kilometres) south of the River Dee near Balmoral. It is a popular hill with hillwalkers, and is a noted venue for summer and winter climbing. At the foot of the mountain is a lochan, Lochan na Gaire, from which the mountain's name derives.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
670 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Lochnagar

This month · November

A wet month

Day 2° · Night -4° · Rain 144 mm

Hottest month
July (day 13°)
Coldest month
February (night -6°)
Wettest month
January (175 mm)
Driest month
June (80 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Lochnagar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°-1°1°4°8°11°13°12°9°5°2°0°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-5°-4°-1°2°4°4°2°-1°-4°-5°
Precipitation (mm)1751141268686808095123156144145

How to get to Lochnagar

The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 58 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (69 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 57 km to the south.

Airports

  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 58 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 69 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 81 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 57 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 72 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 112 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 137 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 243 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Lochnagar

Within 100 km: 99 historic and cultural sites, 3,093 natural sites, 564 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km459 places

  • Loch Wharral Lake 17 kmSE
  • Loch Vrotachan Lake 14 kmSW
  • Shechernich Loch Lake 21 kmSW
  • Loch Muick Lake 5 kmSE

25–60 km1,368 places

  • Eilean nan Ubh Island 60 kmSW
  • Eilean na Cluanaich Island 54 kmW
  • Island of Clunie Island 44 kmS
  • Heathery Isle Island 59 kmN

60–100 km1,929 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 63 kmNE
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 68 kmN
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 85 kmN
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 86 kmN

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