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Mountain

Cruach Lagalochan

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°15′06″ N 5°25′47″ W

Map showing the location of Cruach Lagalochan Cruach Lagalochan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
247 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilmelford
3 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport75 km
ILY Islay Airport82 km

About Cruach Lagalochan

Cruach Lagalochan is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 247 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Loch nam Ban and Lochan na Conastaich.

Climate of Cruach Lagalochan

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 208 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (226 mm)
Driest month
May (89 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 Lagalochan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°15°17°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°10°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)2261411691038996116138185204208211

How to get to Cruach Lagalochan

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 75 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 85 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 75 kmsoutheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 82 kmsouthwest
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 92 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 85 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 143 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 154 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 187 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 227 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cruach Lagalochan

Within 100 km: 94 historic and cultural sites, 3,390 natural sites, 1,342 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km665 places

  • Scarba Island 19 kmSW
  • Torsa Island Island 11 kmW
  • Shuna Island 11 kmW
  • Seil Island 15 kmW

25–60 km1,733 places

  • Colonsay Island 53 kmSW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 50 kmW
  • Oronsay Island 55 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 58 kmSW

60–100 km2,428 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 73 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 63 kmSE
  • Eigg Island 85 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 93 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kilmelford Village, Argyll and Bute
    3 km W
  • Melfort Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.5 km NW
  • Ardanstur Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.4 km W
  • Kames Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.9 km W
  • Barravullin Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.7 km SW
  • Torran Village, Argyll and Bute
    7.1 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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