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Mountain

Cruach an Locha

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 55°50′07″ N 5°32′42″ W

Map showing the location of Cruach an Locha Cruach an Locha
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
319 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Torinturk
3.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
CAL Campbeltown Airport45 km
ILY Islay Airport48 km

About Cruach an Locha

Cruach an Locha is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 319 m. The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Am Meall and Cruach an t-Seallaidh.

Climate of Cruach an Locha

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 198 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (218 mm)
Driest month
May (85 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 Cruach an Locha
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°15°16°16°14°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°10°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)2181341671008593113133174192198201

How to get to Cruach an Locha

The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 45 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (70 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 81 km to the east.

Airports

  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 45 kmsouth
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 48 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 70 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 81 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 140 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 148 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 175 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 257 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cruach an Locha

Within 100 km: 104 historic and cultural sites, 2,405 natural sites, 1,108 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km333 places

  • Cala Island 20 kmN
  • Eilean Mór Island 15 kmNW
  • Isle of Gigha Island 21 kmSW
  • Gigalum Island Island 24 kmSW

25–60 km1,368 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 32 kmSE
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 40 kmE
  • Colonsay Island 49 kmNW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 42 kmE

60–100 km1,916 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 70 kmSE
  • Troon Beach Beach 65 kmSE
  • Oronsay Island 95 kmN
  • Eriska Island 78 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Torinturk Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.5 km SE
  • Tarbert Village, Argyll and Bute
    8.6 km E
  • Kennacraig Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.7 km SE
  • Ballure Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.8 km W
  • Rhu Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.3 km E
  • Gartnagrenach Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.4 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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