- Elevation
- 435 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport68 km
- BRR Barra Airport70 km
About An Cruachan
An Cruachan is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 435 m. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Truagh Mheall and Loch Eynort.
Photos of An Cruachan
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Sgùrr Alasdair A' chachaileith · Public domain -
Sgurr Dearg - Inaccessible Pinnacle Grinner · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Sgurr a' Mhadaidh Original uploader was Paulwebster at en.wikipedia · CC BY 2.5 -
Sgurr Mhic Choinnich Carol Walker · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of An Cruachan
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 226 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (226 mm)
- Driest month
- May (88 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) | 5° | 4° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 203 | 133 | 167 | 98 | 88 | 103 | 115 | 132 | 199 | 221 | 226 | 216 |
How to get to An Cruachan
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 68 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 198 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 68 kmnorthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 70 kmwest
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 86 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 198 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 222 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 239 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 257 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 293 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from An Cruachan
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 2,967 natural sites, 1,426 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km265 places
- Isle of Skye Island 11 kmNE
- Island of Raasay Island 25 kmNE
- Scalpay Island 23 kmE
- Dùn Mòr Island 21 kmSW
25–60 km1,227 places
- Hebrides Island 40 kmSW
- Eigg Island 37 kmS
- The Coral Beaches Beach 36 kmNW
- Clett Island 39 kmNW
60–100 km2,939 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 81 kmN
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 77 kmW
- Scalpay Island 75 kmN
- Oronsay Island 67 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Truagh Mheall Mountain, Highland0.9 km SE
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Loch Eynort Natural site, Highland1.8 km N
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Beinn Staic Mountain, Highland2 km NE
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Beinn an Eoin Mountain, Highland2.1 km S
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Beinn a' Bhraghad West Top Mountain, Highland2.6 km N
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Beinn Buidhe na Creige Mountain, Highland3 km NW
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Glen Eynort Natural site, Highland3.6 km N
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Glen Brittle Forest Natural site, Highland3.1 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Sgurr Dearg - Inaccessible Pinnacle Mountain, Highland6.3 km E
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Sgurr a' Mhadaidh Mountain, Highland6.6 km E
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Sgurr Mhic Choinnich Mountain, Highland7 km E
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Sgùrr Alasdair Mountain, Highland7 km E
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Beinn a' Bhraghad Mountain, Highland4 km NE
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Sgurr nan Gobhar Mountain, Highland4.4 km E
Sources & licences
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