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Cruach an Sgliata

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°10′28″ N 5°17′54″ W

Map showing the location of Cruach an Sgliata Cruach an Sgliata
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
449 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Braevallich
4.7 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport64 km
ILY Islay Airport81 km

About Cruach an Sgliata

Cruach an Sgliata is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 449 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Loch nan Losgann and Cruach Mhic Fhionnlaidh.

Climate of Cruach an Sgliata

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 206 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (225 mm)
Driest month
May (92 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 Sgliata
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°9°12°14°15°15°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)2251421671039297116138183205206211

How to get to Cruach an Sgliata

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 64 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 73 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 64 kmsoutheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 81 kmsouthwest
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 86 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 73 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 133 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 147 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 180 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 224 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cruach an Sgliata

Within 100 km: 108 historic and cultural sites, 3,318 natural sites, 1,325 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km632 places

  • Torsa Island Island 22 kmNW
  • Shuna Island 19 kmW
  • Luing Island 22 kmW
  • Easdale Island Island 25 kmNW

25–60 km1,696 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 51 kmSE
  • Colonsay Island 58 kmW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 56 kmSE
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 56 kmW

60–100 km2,423 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 64 kmS
  • Eigg Island 97 kmNW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 89 kmSE
  • Troon Beach Beach 81 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Braevallich Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.7 km N
  • Crarae Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.5 km SE
  • Eredine Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.7 km N
  • Portinnisherrich Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.9 km N
  • Minard Village, Argyll and Bute
    7.1 km SE
  • Furnace Village, Argyll and Bute
    7.5 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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