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Mountain

Cairn of Claise

Located in Angus, Scotland Coordinates: 56°53′38″ N 3°20′19″ W

Cairn of Claise
Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
1,064 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Newbigging
7.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
DND Dundee Airport53 km
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport77 km

About Cairn of Claise

Cairn of Claise is a mountain. Location: Angus, Scotland. Elevation: 1,064 m.

From Wikipedia

Cairn of Claise is a mountain in the Grampians of Scotland, located about three miles from the Glenshee Ski Center near Braemar. It has an elevation of 1,063.1 m (3,488 ft) and a prominence of 118.9 m (390 ft) and is a Munro. The mountain's name is said to mean "Hill of the hollows".

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
119 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Cairn of Claise

This month · November

A wet month

Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 141 mm

Hottest month
July (day 13°)
Coldest month
February (night -6°)
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).

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Climate of Cairn of Claise
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°0°1°5°8°11°13°13°9°6°2°1°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-5°-3°-1°3°5°4°2°0°-3°-5°
Precipitation (mm)1751131258283787892122152141143

How to get to Cairn of Claise

The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 53 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (77 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 52 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 53 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 77 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 84 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 52 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 80 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 105 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 128 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 239 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Cairn of Claise

Within 100 km: 114 historic and cultural sites, 3,264 natural sites, 625 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km463 places

  • Loch Wharral Lake 18 kmE
  • Loch Vrotachan Lake 6 kmW
  • Loch Valigan Lake 23 kmSW
  • Loch Tilt Lake 20 kmW

25–60 km1,410 places

  • Moncreiffe Island Island 57 kmS
  • Isle of Spar Island 53 kmSW
  • Eilean nan Ubh Island 51 kmSW
  • Eilean na Cluanaich Island 50 kmW

60–100 km2,130 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 72 kmNE
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 75 kmN
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 92 kmN
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 95 kmN

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