- Elevation
- 581 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- TRE Tiree Airport55 km
- ILY Islay Airport86 km
About An Cruachan
An Cruachan is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 581 m. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Fhada and Beinn nan Gabhar.
Photos of An Cruachan
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Inner Hebrides Tony Page · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Beinn Talaidh Colin Kinnear · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ben More Released into public domain by author/original uploader was Deus Ex at en.wikipedia · Public domain
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Climate of An Cruachan
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 3° · Rain 256 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (277 mm)
- Driest month
- May (105 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) | 4° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 277 | 170 | 218 | 128 | 105 | 108 | 136 | 164 | 225 | 245 | 256 | 250 |
How to get to An Cruachan
The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 55 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 125 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 55 kmwest
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 86 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 111 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 125 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 181 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 185 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 206 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 249 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from An Cruachan
Within 100 km: 44 historic and cultural sites, 3,059 natural sites, 1,242 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km300 places
- Oronsay Island 25 kmN
- Ulva Island 17 kmW
- Isle of Mull Island 5 kmSE
- Mâisgeir Island 20 kmW
25–60 km1,672 places
- Colonsay Island 44 kmS
- Eigg Island 52 kmN
- Kiloran Beach Beach 40 kmS
- Scarba Island 33 kmSE
60–100 km2,373 places
- Hebrides Island 78 kmNW
- Isle of Skye Island 97 kmN
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 100 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 94 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Knock Village, Argyll and Bute2.7 km N
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Gruline Village, Argyll and Bute5.4 km N
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Killichronan Village, Argyll and Bute6.5 km N
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Kelklan Village, Argyll and Bute6.8 km NW
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Isle of Mull Village, Argyll and Bute12 km E
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Pennygown Village, Argyll and Bute7.9 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beinn Fhada Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.1 km W
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Beinn nan Gabhar Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.5 km NW
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Ben More Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.2 km SW
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Torr na h-Uamha Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.1 km SE
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A' Chioch Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.2 km SW
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Cruachan Dearg Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.4 km SE
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Beinn Fhada NW Top Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.4 km W
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Beinn Coille na Sroine Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.5 km N
More nature in United Kingdom
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Beinn Talaidh Mountain, Argyll and Bute7.4 km E
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Beinn a' Ghraig Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.5 km NW
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Maol Buidhe Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.6 km SE
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Corra-bheinn Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.5 km SE
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Na Binneinean Mountain, Argyll and Bute4.7 km NE
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Beinn a' Mheadhain Mountain, Argyll and Bute5.1 km SE
Sources & licences
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