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Mountain

Cruach na Craoibhe

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°19′23″ N 5°14′27″ W

Map showing the location of Cruach na Craoibhe Cruach na Craoibhe
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
225 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Inverinan Beag
2.6 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport71 km
ILY Islay Airport95 km

About Cruach na Craoibhe

Cruach na Craoibhe is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 225 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Creag an Fhithich and Maol Mor.

Climate of Cruach na Craoibhe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 206 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
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 na Craoibhe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°15°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)2251421671039297116138183205206211

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Cruach na Craoibhe

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 71 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 80 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 71 kmsoutheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 95 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 100 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 80 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 134 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 141 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 197 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 213 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cruach na Craoibhe

Within 100 km: 108 historic and cultural sites, 3,750 natural sites, 1,398 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km619 places

  • Torsa Island Island 24 kmW
  • Kerrera Island 21 kmW
  • Inishail Island 11 kmNE
  • Fraoch Eilean Island 14 kmNE

25–60 km1,865 places

  • Scarba Island 33 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 57 kmNW
  • Eriska Island 26 kmNW
  • Cala Island 41 kmSW

60–100 km2,772 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 80 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 65 kmS
  • Colonsay Island 67 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 86 kmNW

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