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Mountain

Cruach nan Dearc

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°11′46″ N 5°25′55″ W

Map showing the location of Cruach nan Dearc Cruach nan Dearc
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
274 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Torran
1.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport72 km
ILY Islay Airport77 km

About Cruach nan Dearc

Cruach nan Dearc is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 274 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Sgliatach and Cnoc Torran.

Climate of Cruach nan Dearc

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 208 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
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 nan Dearc
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°15°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°4°6°9°11°10°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)2261411691038996116138185204208211

How to get to Cruach nan Dearc

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 72 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 82 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 72 kmsoutheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 77 kmsouthwest
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 86 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 82 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 142 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 155 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 181 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 230 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cruach nan Dearc

Within 100 km: 97 historic and cultural sites, 3,240 natural sites, 1,305 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km658 places

  • Scarba Island 18 kmW
  • Cala Island 23 kmSW
  • Torsa Island Island 13 kmNW
  • Shuna Island 11 kmW

25–60 km1,656 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 57 kmSE
  • Colonsay Island 51 kmW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 48 kmW
  • Oronsay Island 56 kmW

60–100 km2,328 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 67 kmS
  • Eigg Island 90 kmNW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 96 kmSE
  • Troon Beach Beach 88 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Torran Village, Argyll and Bute
    1.1 km SE
  • Ford Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.3 km S
  • Kintraw Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.5 km W
  • Barravullin Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.9 km W
  • Carnassarie Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.6 km SW
  • Ardfern Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.7 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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