- Elevation
- 294 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport49 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport71 km
About An Cruachan
An Cruachan is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 294 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include An Socach and Gleann Laoigh.
Climate of An Cruachan
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 210 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (234 mm)
- Driest month
- May (99 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 234 | 148 | 177 | 106 | 99 | 102 | 118 | 140 | 188 | 207 | 210 | 218 |
How to get to An Cruachan
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 49 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 59 km to the east.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 49 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 71 kmsoutheast
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 77 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 59 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 122 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 142 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 170 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 223 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from An Cruachan
Within 100 km: 117 historic and cultural sites, 3,232 natural sites, 1,263 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km456 places
- Isle of Bute Island 25 kmS
- Green Island Island 25 kmE
- Eilean Aoidhe Island 24 kmSW
- Eilean Mor Island 17 kmW
25–60 km1,748 places
- Isle of Arran Island 51 kmS
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 35 kmSE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 39 kmSE
- Scarba Island 38 kmW
60–100 km2,408 places
- Colonsay Island 67 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 73 kmSE
- Troon Beach Beach 65 kmSE
- Kiloran Beach Beach 65 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Dunans Village, Argyll and Bute2.2 km N
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Lephinmore Village, Argyll and Bute5.8 km W
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Ardtarig Village, Argyll and Bute6.4 km S
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Clachan of Glendaruel Village, Argyll and Bute6.5 km SW
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Auchenbreck Village, Argyll and Bute7.7 km S
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Newton Village, Argyll and Bute9 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
An Socach Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.8 km SE
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Gleann Laoigh Natural site, Argyll and Bute2.8 km SE
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Creachan Dubh Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.5 km NW
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Meall Dubh Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.6 km E
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Cruach nan Cuilean Mountain, Argyll and Bute4.1 km S
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Cnocan Sgeir'e Mountain, Argyll and Bute4.3 km SW
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Glen Tarsan Natural site, Argyll and Bute5.5 km SE
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Cruach an Lochain Mountain, Argyll and Bute5 km N
Sources & licences
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