- Elevation
- 953 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport54 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport100 km
About Am Faochagach
Am Faochagach is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 953 m.
Am Faochagach (953 m) is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It is located in Wester Ross, north of the main road to Ullapool. A rounded peak, it is surrounded by moorland and bogs, and a river crossing, which makes the approach to the mountain difficult from the road. However, the ascent itself is simpler.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 367 m
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Am Faochagach
This month · November
A wet month
Day 4° · Night -2° · Rain 289 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- January (290 mm)
- Driest month
- May (122 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) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -4° | -2° | 0° | 3° | 5° | 5° | 3° | 1° | -2° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 290 | 203 | 248 | 140 | 122 | 131 | 142 | 168 | 236 | 271 | 289 | 282 |
How to get to Am Faochagach
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 54 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 180 km to the east.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 54 kmsoutheast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 100 kmnorthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 129 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 180 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 184 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 215 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 226 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 360 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearest towns and villages
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Braemore Village, Highland11 km W
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Auchindrean Village, Highland11 km W
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Lael Forest Village, Highland12 km W
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Inverlael Village, Highland13 km NW
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Inverbroom Village, Highland12 km W
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Croftown Village, Highland13 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Meall Gorm Mountain, Highland1 km SE
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Carn Gorm-loch Mountain, Highland1.7 km NE
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Cona' Mheall Mountain, Highland3.6 km NW -
Beinn Dearg Mountain, Highland4.8 km W -
Sron Liath Mountain, Highland3 km S
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Carn Loch nan Eilean Mountain, Highland3.1 km W
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Loch Coire Làir Lake, Highland3 km SW
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Creag a' Choire Ghranda Mountain, Highland3.7 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Meall nan Ceapraichean Mountain, Highland5.6 km NW -
Eididh nan Clach Geala Mountain, Highland6.7 km NW -
Cnap Coire Loch Tuath Mountain, Highland4 km NW
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Tom Ban Mor Mountain, Highland4.3 km S
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Gleann Beag Natural site, Highland3.9 km NE
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Beinn Dearg North Top Mountain, Highland4.6 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources