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Mountain

Aonach air Chrith

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°07′29″ N 5°13′14″ W

Aonach air Chrith
wfmillar · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
1,020 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Coille Mhorgil
8.6 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport85 km
TRE Tiree Airport122 km

About Aonach air Chrith

Aonach air Chrith is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 1,020 m.

From Wikipedia

Aonach air Chrith (1,020 m) is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands, Scotland. It is located on the southern side of Glen Shiel in Kintail. The mountain is the highest peak on a long ridge of seven Munros, which is known to climbers as the South Glen Shiel Ridge Walk.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
493 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Aonach air Chrith

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -3° · Rain 305 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night -5°)
Wettest month
January (320 mm)
Driest month
May (119 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 Aonach air Chrith
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°2°5°8°10°12°12°9°6°3°1°
Average low (°C)-4°-5°-4°-3°0°3°5°5°3°1°-3°-4°
Precipitation (mm)320211266139119127145169250282305311

How to get to Aonach air Chrith

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 85 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 152 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 85 kmnortheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 122 kmsouthwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 135 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 152 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 155 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 180 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 189 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 285 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Aonach air Chrith

Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 4,600 natural sites, 1,193 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km510 places

  • Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 24 kmW
  • Eilean Donan Island 25 kmNW
  • Eilean Tioram Island 22 kmW
  • Eilean nan Sasunnach Island 24 kmE

25–60 km1,998 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 59 kmNW
  • Scalpay Island 49 kmW
  • Eilean Shona Island 55 kmSW
  • Sandaig Islands Island 29 kmW

60–100 km3,324 places

  • Hebrides Island 98 kmW
  • Isle of Skye Island 65 kmW
  • Eigg Island 63 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 95 kmNW

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