- Elevation
- 929 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport49 km
- DND Dundee Airport102 km
About A' Chailleach
A' Chailleach is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 929 m.
A' Chailleach (Scottish Gaelic for 'the old woman or Cailleach') is one of the Monadhliath Mountains of Scotland. It lies seven kilometres (4+1⁄2 miles) northwest of Newtonmore and the Spey Valley. It is a Munro with a summit elevation of 929 metres (3,048 ft).
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 108 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of A' Chailleach
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Michael Graham · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of A' Chailleach
This month · November
A wet month
Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 210 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- January (243 mm)
- Driest month
- June (100 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -4° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 5° | 3° | 1° | -2° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 243 | 158 | 186 | 103 | 105 | 100 | 107 | 125 | 173 | 204 | 210 | 214 |
How to get to A' Chailleach
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 49 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (120 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 102 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 49 kmnorth
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 102 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 120 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 102 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 126 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 139 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 142 kmsoutheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 287 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from A' Chailleach
Within 100 km: 58 historic and cultural sites, 4,650 natural sites, 904 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km422 places
- Eilean an Righ Island 25 kmSW
- Eilean na Cluanaich Island 7 kmSE
- Eilean nan Con Island 24 kmSW
- Tom Dubh Island 15 kmE
25–60 km1,714 places
- Moy Island Island 54 kmNW
- Eilean Aigas Island 43 kmNW
- Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 36 kmW
- Eilean nan Uan Island 58 kmNW
60–100 km3,476 places
- Findlays Seat Mountain 78 kmNE
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 87 kmNE
- Eriska Island 99 kmSW
- Shuna Island Island 94 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Carn Sgulain West Top Mountain, Highland1.6 km N -
Meall a' Bhothain Mountain, Highland2.3 km NW
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Creag na h-Iolaire Mountain, Highland2.4 km S
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Glac a' Chaise Mountain, Highland2.7 km S
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Creag nan Abhag Mountain, Highland3.1 km S
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Carn Dearg Mountain, Highland4.9 km SW -
Meall na Ceardaich Mountain, Highland3.4 km W
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Carn Ballach (NE Top) Mountain, Highland3.4 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources