- Elevation
- 705 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport70 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport116 km
About An Cruachan
An Cruachan is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 705 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Bheag South Top and Beinn Bheag.
Photos of An Cruachan
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Lurg Mhor David Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sgùrr na Lapaich Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Beinn Dronaig Hugh Venables · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Aonach Buidhe Phil Johnstone · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
An Riabhachan Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of An Cruachan
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 302 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- January (308 mm)
- Driest month
- May (121 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) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -2° | -1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 2° | -1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 308 | 208 | 258 | 139 | 121 | 130 | 144 | 168 | 247 | 281 | 302 | 302 |
How to get to An Cruachan
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 70 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 167 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 70 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 116 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 132 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 167 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 177 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 187 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 199 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 313 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from An Cruachan
Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 4,309 natural sites, 1,040 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km465 places
- Eilean Donan Island 24 kmSW
- Am Fraoch-eilean Island 22 kmSW
- Eilean an Fhraoich Island 23 kmW
- Eilean a' Mhuillidh Island 19 kmE
25–60 km2,005 places
- Island of Raasay Island 54 kmW
- Scalpay Island 50 kmW
- Moy Island Island 44 kmNE
- Eilean Tigh Island 52 kmW
60–100 km2,920 places
- Isle of Skye Island 65 kmW
- Eigg Island 80 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 89 kmW
- Oronsay Island 92 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Carnach Village, Highland10 km SW
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Lochcarron Village, Highland20 km W -
Craig Village, Highland14 km NW
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Athnamulloch Village, Highland14 km S
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Killilan Village, Highland16 km SW -
Strathcarron Village, Highland16 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beinn Bheag South Top Mountain, Highland1.2 km NE
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Beinn Bheag Mountain, Highland2.2 km NE
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Cnoc a' Mhoraire Mountain, Highland2.7 km NW
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An Socach Mountain, Highland2.7 km S
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Aonach Cas Mountain, Highland2.7 km SW
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An Riabhachan Mountain, Highland4.2 km E
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An Riabhachan West Top Mountain, Highland3.2 km SE
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Aonach Buidhe Mountain, Highland5 km SW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Lurg Mhor Mountain, Highland5.4 km NW
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Sgùrr na Lapaich Mountain, Highland6.7 km E
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Beinn Dronaig Mountain, Highland6.1 km W
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Bidein a' Choire Sheasgaich Mountain, Highland7 km NW -
Beinn Fhionnlaidh Mountain, Highland7.9 km S -
An Creachal Beag Mountain, Highland3.8 km SW
Sources & licences
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