- Elevation
- 1,069 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport70 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport119 km
About An Socach
An Socach is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 1,069 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include An Riabhachan West Top and An Riabhachan.
Climate of An Socach
This month · November
A wet month
Day 3° · Night -3° · Rain 306 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 12°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- January (318 mm)
- Driest month
- May (125 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) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -5° | -4° | -3° | 0° | 3° | 5° | 4° | 2° | 0° | -3° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 318 | 215 | 265 | 143 | 125 | 132 | 146 | 170 | 249 | 286 | 306 | 308 |
How to get to An Socach
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 70 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 165 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 70 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 119 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 133 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 165 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 174 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 186 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 197 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 310 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from An Socach
Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 4,346 natural sites, 1,041 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km473 places
- Eilean Donan Island 24 kmW
- Am Fraoch-eilean Island 21 kmSW
- Eilean an Fhraoich Island 24 kmW
- Eilean a' Mhuillidh Island 18 kmE
25–60 km2,038 places
- Island of Raasay Island 55 kmW
- Scalpay Island 50 kmW
- Moy Island Island 44 kmNE
- Eilean Tigh Island 54 kmW
60–100 km2,915 places
- Isle of Skye Island 66 kmW
- Eigg Island 79 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 90 kmW
- Oronsay Island 90 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Carnach Village, Highland8.6 km SW
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Athnamulloch Village, Highland12 km S
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Lochcarron Village, Highland21 km W
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Alltbeath Village, Highland13 km S
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Killilan Village, Highland16 km W
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Camas-luinie Village, Highland16 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
An Riabhachan West Top Mountain, Highland1.8 km E
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An Riabhachan Mountain, Highland3.5 km NE -
An Cruachan Mountain, Highland2.7 km N
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Aonach Cas Mountain, Highland2.8 km W
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Aonach Buidhe Mountain, Highland4.4 km W -
An Creachal Beag Mountain, Highland3.4 km W
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Beinn Bheag South Top Mountain, Highland3.5 km N
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Beinn Fhionnlaidh Mountain, Highland5.2 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Sgùrr na Lapaich Mountain, Highland6.3 km E -
Càrn Eige Mountain, Highland7.4 km S -
Mullach na Dheiragain Mountain, Highland7.6 km S -
Meall Bac a' Chul-dhoire Mountain, Highland3.8 km SE
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An Riabhachan NE Top Mountain, Highland4.1 km NE
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Beinn Bheag Mountain, Highland4.4 km N
Sources & licences
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