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Cruach Eighrach

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°05′12″ N 4°55′26″ W

Map showing the location of Cruach Eighrach Cruach Eighrach
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
649 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Carrick
2.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport39 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport69 km

About Cruach Eighrach

Cruach Eighrach is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 649 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Creachan Mor and Cruachan an Draghair.

Climate of Cruach Eighrach

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 203 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (227 mm)
Driest month
May (97 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 Eighrach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°7°11°12°14°14°11°8°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°3°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)2271451681029797112134182204203210

How to get to Cruach Eighrach

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 39 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 48 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 39 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 69 kmsouth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 87 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 48 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 109 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 128 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 178 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 210 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cruach Eighrach

Within 100 km: 132 historic and cultural sites, 3,533 natural sites, 1,313 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km381 places

  • Inchlonaig Island 20 kmE
  • Inchcailloch Island 23 kmE
  • Aber Isle Island 24 kmE
  • Bucinch Island 21 kmE

25–60 km1,842 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 58 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 36 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 40 kmS
  • Scarba Island 50 kmW

60–100 km2,755 places

  • Colonsay Island 81 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 72 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 63 kmS
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 78 kmW

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