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An Socach West Top

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°15′22″ N 5°10′56″ W

Map showing the location of An Socach West Top An Socach West Top
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
842 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Alltbeath
2.5 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport75 km
SYY Stornoway Airport127 km

About An Socach West Top

An Socach West Top is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 842 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Stob Coire na Cloiche and Stob Coire nan Dearcag.

Climate of An Socach West Top

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 316 mm

Hottest month
July (day 13°)
Coldest month
December (night -3°)
Wettest month
January (328 mm)
Driest month
May (128 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).

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Climate of An Socach West Top
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°3°6°10°12°13°13°11°7°4°2°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-3°-1°1°4°6°6°4°2°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)328219274148128134151175258294316319

How to get to An Socach West Top

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 75 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 161 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 75 kmnortheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 127 kmnorthwest
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 133 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 161 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 165 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 187 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 190 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 300 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from An Socach West Top

Within 100 km: 40 historic and cultural sites, 4,429 natural sites, 1,080 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km486 places

  • Eilean Donan Island 21 kmW
  • Eilean na Cloinne Island 24 kmSE
  • Eilean an Fheidh Island 22 kmS
  • Am Fraoch-eilean Island 15 kmW

25–60 km2,091 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 55 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 48 kmW
  • Moy Island Island 52 kmNE
  • Eilean Tigh Island 57 kmNW

60–100 km2,972 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 65 kmW
  • Eigg Island 72 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 92 kmW
  • Oronsay Island 80 kmSW

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