- Elevation
- 248 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- TRE Tiree Airport94 km
- BRR Barra Airport96 km
About An Cruachan
An Cruachan is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 248 m. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (94 km). Nearby sights include Sgorach Breac and Cnoc Loch na Doireanach.
Photos of An Cruachan
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Strath Suardal Tom Richardson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of An Cruachan
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 253 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (253 mm)
- Driest month
- May (93 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 241 | 150 | 188 | 106 | 93 | 106 | 120 | 138 | 215 | 236 | 253 | 242 |
How to get to An Cruachan
The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 94 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 173 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 94 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 96 kmwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 97 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 173 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 192 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 211 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 229 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 283 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from An Cruachan
Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 3,724 natural sites, 1,542 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km403 places
- Scalpay Island 17 kmN
- Soay Island 22 kmW
- Sandaig Islands Island 11 kmE
- Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 16 kmE
25–60 km1,601 places
- Hebrides Island 60 kmW
- Isle of Skye Island 29 kmNW
- Island of Raasay Island 29 kmNW
- Eigg Island 32 kmSW
60–100 km3,303 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 61 kmNW
- Scalpay Island 94 kmNW
- Clett Island 63 kmNW
- Eriska Island 73 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Teangue Village, Highland3.3 km SE -
Isleornsay Village, Highland4.3 km E -
Ferindonald Village, Highland4.3 km S -
Drumfearn Village, Highland4.4 km NE -
Camascross Village, Highland4 km E
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Kilmore Village, Highland4.4 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sgorach Breac Mountain, Highland1.2 km N
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Cnoc Loch na Doireanach Mountain, Highland1.6 km SW
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Sgiath-bheinn an Uird Mountain, Highland2.1 km NW
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Cnoc a' Chaise Moire Mountain, Highland2.5 km S
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Meall Buidhe Mountain, Highland2.8 km NE
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Beinn an Duibh Leathaid Mountain, Highland3.3 km E
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Cnoc na Fuarachad Mountain, Highland3.4 km W
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Sgiath-bheinn Chrosabhaig Mountain, Highland3.6 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Beinn Loch an Tuim Mountain, Highland3.6 km SW
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Cnoc Loch an Dubhrain Mountain, Highland3.7 km SE
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Cnoc an Fhreacadain Mountain, Highland3.8 km E
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Sgiath-bheinn Togabhaig Mountain, Highland4.1 km W
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Strath Suardal Natural site, Highland7.5 km NW
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Maol Buidhe Mountain, Highland4.5 km S
Sources & licences
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