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Mountain

Cruach an Lochain

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°05′51″ N 5°08′15″ W

Map showing the location of Cruach an Lochain Cruach an Lochain
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
508 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dunans
2.9 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport51 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport75 km

About Cruach an Lochain

Cruach an Lochain is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 508 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Cruach Mhor and Tom a' Bhiorain.

Climate of Cruach an Lochain

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 210 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (234 mm)
Driest month
May (99 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 Lochain
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°14°15°15°13°9°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)23414817710699102118140188207210218

How to get to Cruach an Lochain

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 51 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 61 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 51 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 75 kmsoutheast
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 81 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 61 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 122 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 140 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 174 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 220 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cruach an Lochain

Within 100 km: 118 historic and cultural sites, 3,309 natural sites, 1,283 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km471 places

  • Eilean Mor Island 19 kmSW
  • Windy Hill Island 24 kmS
  • Eilean Buidhe Island 19 kmS
  • Eilean Fraoch Island 24 kmNW

25–60 km1,787 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 56 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 39 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 44 kmS
  • Scarba Island 37 kmW

60–100 km2,452 places

  • Colonsay Island 67 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 77 kmSE
  • Troon Beach Beach 69 kmSE
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 65 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Dunans Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.9 km S
  • Newton Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.1 km N
  • Pennymore Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.4 km N
  • Crarae Village, Argyll and Bute
    7.1 km NW
  • Furnace Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.9 km NW
  • Lephinmore Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.9 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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