- Elevation
- 934 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport74 km
- BRR Barra Airport79 km
About Am Basteir
Am Basteir is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 934 m.
Am Basteir (Scottish Gaelic: Am Bàisteir, 'the baptizer') is a mountain peak in the northern Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is 934 metres (3,064 feet) high and classed as a Munro. It forms a narrow blade of rock, which bears comparison with the Inaccessible Pinnacle in the same range.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 55 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Am Basteir
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Julian Paren · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Am Basteir
This month · November
A wet month
Day 3° · Night -1° · Rain 249 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 11°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- November (249 mm)
- Driest month
- May (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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -2° | -1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 2° | -1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 228 | 147 | 187 | 111 | 100 | 114 | 124 | 142 | 217 | 241 | 249 | 237 |
How to get to Am Basteir
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 74 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 195 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 74 kmwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 79 kmwest
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 93 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 195 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 215 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 234 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 248 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 296 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Am Basteir
Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 3,244 natural sites, 1,472 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km288 places
- Isle of Skye Island 6 kmNW
- Island of Raasay Island 17 kmNE
- Scalpay Island 14 kmE
- Wiay Island Island 20 kmNW
25–60 km1,285 places
- Hebrides Island 48 kmSW
- Eigg Island 39 kmS
- The Coral Beaches Beach 38 kmNW
- Clett Island 41 kmNW
60–100 km3,179 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 81 kmNW
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 86 kmW
- Scalpay Island 74 kmN
- Oronsay Island 67 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Bualintur Village, Highland7.3 km SW
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Glenbrittle Village, Highland6.7 km SW
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Culnamean Village, Highland7.2 km SW
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Drynoch Village, Highland8.7 km NW
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Eynort Village, Highland8.3 km W
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Camasunary Village, Highland8.4 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sgùrr nan Gillean Mountain, Highland0.6 km E -
Basteir Tooth Mountain, Highland0.1 km SW
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Sgurr a' Fionn Choire Mountain, Highland0.2 km SW
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Sgurr a' Bhasteir Mountain, Highland0.5 km N
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Bruach na Frithe Mountain, Highland0.5 km W
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Knight's Peak Mountain, Highland0.6 km E
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Sgurr nan Gillean Third Pinnacle Mountain, Highland0.7 km E
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An Caisteal Mountain, Highland1 km SW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Sgurr a' Mhadaidh Mountain, Highland2.6 km SW -
Marsco Mountain, Highland4.2 km E -
Sgurr Dearg - Inaccessible Pinnacle Mountain, Highland4.3 km SW -
Sgurr Mhic Choinnich Mountain, Highland4.5 km S -
Glen Sligachan Natural site, Highland2.2 km E
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Sgurr Beag Mountain, Highland1.3 km SE
Sources & licences
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