- Elevation
- 286 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ILY Islay Airport53 km
- CAL Campbeltown Airport71 km
About Carn nan Gillean
Carn nan Gillean is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 286 m. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Ben Garrisdale and Cruach Ionnastail.
Photos of Carn nan Gillean
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Ben Garrisdale Chris Upson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Carn nan Gillean
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 200 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (218 mm)
- Driest month
- May (79 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° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 218 | 132 | 165 | 98 | 79 | 87 | 111 | 132 | 176 | 193 | 200 | 198 |
How to get to Carn nan Gillean
The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 53 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 98 km to the east.
Airports
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 53 kmsouthwest
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 71 kmsouth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 82 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 98 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 162 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 165 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 179 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 255 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Carn nan Gillean
Within 100 km: 86 historic and cultural sites, 2,643 natural sites, 1,192 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km436 places
- Scarba Island 12 kmN
- Cala Island 13 kmSE
- Torsa Island Island 22 kmNE
- Shuna Island 19 kmNE
25–60 km1,531 places
- Colonsay Island 27 kmW
- Kiloran Beach Beach 25 kmW
- Oronsay Island 31 kmW
- Eriska Island 55 kmNE
60–100 km1,954 places
- Isle of Arran Island 63 kmSE
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 64 kmSE
- Eigg Island 95 kmN
- Ayr Beach Beach 99 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ardlussa Village, Argyll and Bute5.6 km S -
Inverlussa Village, Argyll and Bute6.8 km S -
Kinuachdrachd Village, Argyll and Bute7.3 km NE -
Lussagiven Village, Argyll and Bute6.8 km S
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Tayvallich Village, Argyll and Bute11 km SE
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Carsaig Village, Argyll and Bute11 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ben Garrisdale Mountain, Argyll and Bute1 km W
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Cruach Ionnastail Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.9 km S
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Ben Garrisdale NW Top Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.9 km NW
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Glendebadel Bay Natural site, Argyll and Bute2.5 km W
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Clachaig Mhor Mountain, Argyll and Bute3 km N
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Glas Bheinn Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.5 km NE
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Druim Airigh an t-Sluic Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.7 km W
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Aird Rachdaig Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.7 km N
Sources & licences
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