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Creag Mhor

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 55°48′57″ N 5°31′33″ W

Map showing the location of Creag Mhor Creag Mhor
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
181 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Torinturk
2.1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CAL Campbeltown Airport43 km
ILY Islay Airport48 km

About Creag Mhor

Creag Mhor is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 181 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Bad Bheith and Cruach an t-Seallaidh.

Climate of Creag Mhor

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 169 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (185 mm)
Driest month
May (74 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 Creag Mhor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°5°7°9°11°11°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)18511414185748299117149164169172

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Creag Mhor

The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 43 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (69 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 80 km to the east.

Airports

  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 43 kmsouth
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 48 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 69 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 80 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 138 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 147 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 174 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 258 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Creag Mhor

Within 100 km: 104 historic and cultural sites, 2,404 natural sites, 1,113 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km313 places

  • Cala Island 22 kmN
  • Eilean Mór Island 17 kmNW
  • Inchmarnock Island 24 kmE
  • Isle of Gigha Island 20 kmSW

25–60 km1,379 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 30 kmSE
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 38 kmE
  • Colonsay Island 51 kmNW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 41 kmE

60–100 km1,929 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 68 kmSE
  • Troon Beach Beach 62 kmSE
  • Oronsay Island 97 kmN
  • Eriska Island 80 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Torinturk Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.1 km E
  • Kennacraig Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.5 km SE
  • Gartnagrenach Village, Argyll and Bute
    4 km S
  • Whitehouse Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.5 km SE
  • Rhu Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.8 km E
  • Tarbert Village, Argyll and Bute
    8.6 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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