- Elevation
- 849 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- DND Dundee Airport60 km
- ABZ Aberdeen International Airport74 km
About Meall an t-Slugain
Meall an t-Slugain is a mountain. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Elevation: 849 m. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Carn Phadruig and Creag Loisgte.
Photos of Meall an t-Slugain
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Tolmount Gwen and James Anderson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Lochnagar Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Cairn of Claise Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Broad Cairn Gwen and James Anderson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Cairn Bannoch David Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Meall an t-Slugain
This month · November
A wet month
Day 4° · Night -2° · Rain 141 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- January (175 mm)
- Driest month
- June (78 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -3° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -2° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 175 | 113 | 125 | 82 | 83 | 78 | 78 | 92 | 122 | 152 | 141 | 143 |
How to get to Meall an t-Slugain
The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 60 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (74 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 59 km to the south.
Airports
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 60 kmsouth
- Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 74 kmeast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 78 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 59 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 78 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 113 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 134 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 246 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall an t-Slugain
Within 100 km: 101 historic and cultural sites, 3,235 natural sites, 607 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km490 places
- Loch Wharral Lake 22 kmSE
- Loch Vrotachan Lake 10 kmSW
- Loch Tilt Lake 20 kmW
- Shechernich Loch Lake 20 kmS
25–60 km1,411 places
- Isle of Spar Island 58 kmSW
- Eilean nan Ubh Island 55 kmSW
- Eilean na Cluanaich Island 48 kmW
- Island of Clunie Island 43 kmS
60–100 km2,042 places
- Balbithan Island Island 69 kmNE
- Findlays Seat Mountain 68 kmN
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 84 kmN
- Sunnyside Beach Beach 88 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Newbigging Village, Aberdeenshire4.2 km W
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Braemar Village, Aberdeenshire6.2 km NW
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Auchendryne Neighbourhood, Aberdeenshire6.4 km NW
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Invergelder Village, Aberdeenshire7.8 km NE
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Corriemulzie Village, Aberdeenshire8 km W
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Inver Village, Aberdeenshire8.4 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Carn Phadruig Mountain, Aberdeenshire1.1 km SW
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Creag Loisgte Mountain, Aberdeenshire1 km NW
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Loch Phadruig Lake, Aberdeenshire0.9 km W
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Creag na Dearcaige Mountain, Aberdeenshire1.5 km NW
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Glen Callater Natural site, Aberdeenshire2 km SW
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Creag an Loch Mountain, Aberdeenshire1.7 km SE
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Creag nan Leachda Mountain, Aberdeenshire2.4 km N
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Loch Callater Lake, Aberdeenshire2.3 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Lochnagar Mountain, Aberdeenshire6 km E
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Tolmount Mountain, Aberdeenshire6.8 km SE
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Millstone Cairn Mountain, Aberdeenshire3.1 km NW
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Carn an t-Sagairt Mor Mountain, Aberdeenshire3.1 km SE
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Carn an t-Sagairt Beag Mountain, Aberdeenshire3.5 km SE
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Falls of Garbh Allt Natural site, Aberdeenshire3 km NE
Sources & licences
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