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Black Mount

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°24′36″ N 5°26′31″ W

Map showing the location of Black Mount Black Mount
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
138 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Oban
1.9 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport87 km
TRE Tiree Airport89 km

About Black Mount

Black Mount is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 138 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (87 km). Nearby sights include Barran an Fhraoich and Meall an t-Sagairt.

Climate of Black Mount

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 196 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (208 mm)
Driest month
May (81 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 Black Mount
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°10°14°16°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)208131155948187107129174193196198

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Black Mount

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 87 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 95 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 87 kmsoutheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 89 kmwest
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 96 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 95 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 148 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 152 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 204 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 220 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Black Mount

Within 100 km: 85 historic and cultural sites, 3,776 natural sites, 1,397 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km580 places

  • Eriska Island 14 kmN
  • Torsa Island Island 20 kmSW
  • Shuna Island Island 21 kmN
  • Shuna Island 24 kmSW

25–60 km1,983 places

  • Kiloran Beach Beach 57 kmSW
  • Scarba Island 30 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 41 kmNW
  • Cala Island 46 kmS

60–100 km2,695 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 91 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 79 kmSE
  • Colonsay Island 61 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 70 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Oban Town, Argyll and Bute
    1.9 km W
  • Glencruitten Neighbourhood, Argyll and Bute
    0.9 km NW
  • Dunbeg Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.9 km N
  • Soroba Neighbourhood, Argyll and Bute
    1.6 km SW
  • Lower Soroba Neighbourhood, Argyll and Bute
    1.8 km SW
  • Dunollie Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.2 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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