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Mount Zion

Located in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°58′00″ N 4°21′12″ W

Map showing the location of Mount Zion Mount Zion
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
171 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Milngavie
3.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport12 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport54 km

About Mount Zion

Mount Zion is a mountain. Location: East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Elevation: 171 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Gallow Hill and Carbeth Hill.

Climate of Mount Zion

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (161 mm)
Driest month
April (69 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 Mount Zion
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°16°17°17°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1611111216973708096129152148147

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Mount Zion

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 12 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 13 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 12 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 54 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 61 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 13 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 72 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 102 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 182 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 191 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Mount Zion

Within 100 km: 180 historic and cultural sites, 3,809 natural sites, 1,164 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km258 places

  • Inchlonaig Island 22 kmNW
  • Inchcailloch Island 18 kmNW
  • Aber Isle Island 16 kmNW
  • Bucinch Island 20 kmNW

25–60 km1,266 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 42 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 59 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 51 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 43 kmSW

60–100 km3,629 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 70 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 71 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 66 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 78 kmE

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