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Mountain

Meall nan Gabhar

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°30′46″ N 6°01′46″ W

Map showing the location of Meall nan Gabhar Meall nan Gabhar
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
265 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kelklan
1.9 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport52 km
ILY Islay Airport93 km

About Meall nan Gabhar

Meall nan Gabhar is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 265 m. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Meall Damh Ard and Inner Hebrides.

Climate of Meall nan Gabhar

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 248 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (264 mm)
Driest month
May (97 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 Meall nan Gabhar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°12°14°15°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)26416020311897102128156218236248240

How to get to Meall nan Gabhar

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 52 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 132 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 52 kmwest
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 93 kmsouth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 103 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 132 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 186 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 188 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 213 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 250 kmeast

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

Day trips from Meall nan Gabhar

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 3,092 natural sites, 1,285 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km340 places

  • Oronsay Island 18 kmN
  • Ulva Island 13 kmW
  • Treshnish Isles Island 23 kmW
  • Isle of Mull Island 13 kmSE

25–60 km1,513 places

  • Colonsay Island 51 kmS
  • Eigg Island 44 kmN
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 47 kmS
  • Scarba Island 41 kmSE

60–100 km2,562 places

  • Hebrides Island 70 kmNW
  • Isle of Skye Island 89 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 97 kmN
  • Scalpay Island 86 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kelklan Village, Argyll and Bute
    1.9 km S
  • Killichronan Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.3 km SE
  • Gruline Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.5 km SE
  • Killiemor Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.7 km SW
  • Salen Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.1 km E
  • Aros Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.4 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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