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Cruachan Dearg

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°25′41″ N 5°56′43″ W

Map showing the location of Cruachan Dearg Cruachan Dearg
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
704 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Knock
4.9 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport58 km
ILY Islay Airport85 km

About Cruachan Dearg

Cruachan Dearg is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 704 m. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Maol Buidhe and Torr na h-Uamha.

Climate of Cruachan Dearg

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night 2° · Rain 256 mm

Hottest month
July (day 13°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (277 mm)
Driest month
May (105 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 Cruachan Dearg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°4°7°10°12°13°13°11°8°5°3°
Average low (°C)0°-1°0°1°4°6°8°8°6°4°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)277170218128105108136164225245256250

How to get to Cruachan Dearg

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 58 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 122 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 58 kmwest
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 85 kmsouth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 112 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 122 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 179 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 183 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 204 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 248 kmeast

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

Day trips from Cruachan Dearg

Within 100 km: 47 historic and cultural sites, 3,094 natural sites, 1,250 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km308 places

  • Ulva Island 19 kmW
  • Seil Island 23 kmSE
  • Isle of Mull Island 3 kmSE
  • Mâisgeir Island 22 kmW

25–60 km1,697 places

  • Colonsay Island 44 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 54 kmN
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 39 kmS
  • Scarba Island 31 kmSE

60–100 km2,386 places

  • Hebrides Island 80 kmNW
  • Isle of Skye Island 99 kmN
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 97 kmSE
  • Scalpay Island 95 kmN

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