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High Mount

Located in East Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°23′58″ N 4°18′35″ W

Map showing the location of High Mount High Mount
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
365 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cumnock
6.7 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport20 km
GLA Glasgow Airport53 km

About High Mount

High Mount is a mountain. Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland. Elevation: 365 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Carsgailoch Hill and Beoch Lane.

Climate of High Mount

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 175 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (175 mm)
Driest month
April (81 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 High Mount
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°16°16°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)17511913381868186111150175175173

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to High Mount

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 20 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 52 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 20 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 53 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 85 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 52 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 93 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 137 kmsouthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 145 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 178 kmeast

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

Day trips from High Mount

Within 100 km: 229 historic and cultural sites, 2,837 natural sites, 787 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km253 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 22 kmW
  • Kids Isle Island 18 kmS
  • Blaeberry Isle Island 25 kmS
  • Deer Isle Island 25 kmS

25–60 km1,198 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 56 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 27 kmNW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 52 kmNW
  • Pladda Island 51 kmW

60–100 km2,402 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 63 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 73 kmSE
  • Cramond beach Beach 91 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 98 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Cumnock Town, East Ayrshire
    6.7 km NE
  • Skares Village, East Ayrshire
    3.4 km N
  • New Cumnock Village, East Ayrshire
    7.9 km E
  • Auchinleck Village, East Ayrshire
    8.1 km N
  • Ochiltree Village, East Ayrshire
    7.7 km NW
  • Logan Village, East Ayrshire
    7.7 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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