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Mountain

Beinn Sholum

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 55°40′22″ N 6°08′23″ W

Map showing the location of Beinn Sholum Beinn Sholum
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
347 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Port Ellen
5.2 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
ILY Islay Airport7 km
CAL Campbeltown Airport39 km

About Beinn Sholum

Beinn Sholum is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 347 m. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Lochan Sholum and Loch Ùigeadail.

Climate of Beinn Sholum

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 179 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (198 mm)
Driest month
May (75 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 Beinn Sholum
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°12°14°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)198120153967586107125157181179176

How to get to Beinn Sholum

The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 7 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 120 km to the east.

Airports

  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 7 kmwest
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 39 kmsoutheast
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 95 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 120 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 121 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 187 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 216 kmnortheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 261 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Beinn Sholum

Within 100 km: 63 historic and cultural sites, 1,568 natural sites, 816 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km230 places

  • Texa Island Island 6 kmS
  • Oversay Island Island 23 kmW
  • Islay Island 15 kmN
  • Isle of Gigha Island 24 kmE

25–60 km653 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 57 kmE
  • Colonsay Island 44 kmN
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 48 kmN
  • Oronsay Island 39 kmN

60–100 km1,564 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 77 kmE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 97 kmE
  • Troon Beach Beach 94 kmE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 78 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Port Ellen Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.2 km SW
  • Ardbeg Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.8 km SE
  • Lagavulin Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.2 km S
  • Kintour Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.8 km E
  • Imeraval Neighbourhood, Argyll and Bute
    5.9 km SW
  • Laphroaig Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.3 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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