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Cruach Lerags

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°22′28″ N 5°30′09″ W

Map showing the location of Cruach Lerags Cruach Lerags
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
252 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Oban
4.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport85 km
GLA Glasgow Airport87 km

About Cruach Lerags

Cruach Lerags is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 252 m. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc na Culaige and Cnoc Cologin.

Climate of Cruach Lerags

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 199 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (210 mm)
Driest month
May (78 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Cruach Lerags
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°13°14°16°16°14°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)210130158947885106129176192199197

How to get to Cruach Lerags

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 85 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (87 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 96 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 85 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 87 kmsoutheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 90 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 96 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 151 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 156 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 200 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 225 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cruach Lerags

Within 100 km: 84 historic and cultural sites, 3,606 natural sites, 1,370 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km617 places

  • Eriska Island 18 kmN
  • Torsa Island Island 15 kmSW
  • Shuna Island 19 kmS
  • Seil Island 12 kmSW

25–60 km1,899 places

  • Colonsay Island 56 kmSW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 52 kmSW
  • Scarba Island 25 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 41 kmNW

60–100 km2,544 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 88 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 77 kmSE
  • Eigg Island 71 kmNW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 81 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Oban Town, Argyll and Bute
    4.9 km NE
  • Lerags Village, Argyll and Bute
    1.2 km SW
  • Ardentallen Village, Argyll and Bute
    1.7 km S
  • Knipoch Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.8 km SE
  • Balliemore Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.2 km NW
  • Lower Soroba Neighbourhood, Argyll and Bute
    3.6 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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