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Glas Bheinn Mhor

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°32′32″ N 5°00′18″ W

Glas Bheinn Mhor
Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
998 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glenceitlein
4.8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport83 km
TRE Tiree Airport115 km

About Glas Bheinn Mhor

Glas Bheinn Mhor is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 998 m.

From Wikipedia

Glas Bheinn Mhor (997 m) is a mountain in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland, south of Glen Etive. The Argyll and Bute and Highland border straddles its summit. A conical mountain, it forms part of the Ben Starav range and lies east of the mighty Ben Starav itself. Climbs usually start from Glen Etive and the nearest village is Taynuilt to the south.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
231 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Glas Bheinn Mhor

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 255 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
January (277 mm)
Driest month
May (111 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 Glas Bheinn Mhor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°2°5°8°10°12°12°9°6°3°1°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-3°-2°1°4°5°5°4°1°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)277181215122111113132157216246255262

How to get to Glas Bheinn Mhor

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 83 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 89 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 83 kmsoutheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 115 kmwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 119 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 89 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 125 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 130 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 190 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 224 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Glas Bheinn Mhor

Within 100 km: 102 historic and cultural sites, 4,536 natural sites, 1,373 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km430 places

  • Shuna Island Island 24 kmW
  • Inishail Island 20 kmS
  • Fraoch Eilean Island 18 kmS
  • Sgeir Caillich Island 24 kmW

25–60 km2,229 places

  • Scarba Island 59 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 58 kmW
  • Eriska Island 25 kmW
  • Torsa Island Island 49 kmSW

60–100 km3,352 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 86 kmS
  • Colonsay Island 92 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 82 kmNW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 91 kmS

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