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Aonach Eagach - Meall Dearg

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°40′50″ N 5°00′11″ W

Aonach Eagach - Meall Dearg
Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
952 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kinlochleven
3.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport97 km
INV Inverness Airport112 km

About Aonach Eagach - Meall Dearg

Aonach Eagach - Meall Dearg is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 952 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (97 km). Nearby sights include Meall Dearg East Top and Aonach Eagach East Peak.

At a glance

Topographic prominence
120 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Aonach Eagach - Meall Dearg

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 266 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
January (288 mm)
Driest month
May (106 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
Climate of Aonach Eagach - Meall Dearg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°2°5°9°11°12°12°10°6°3°1°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-3°-2°1°4°5°5°4°1°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)288189229120106113133157222248266279

How to get to Aonach Eagach - Meall Dearg

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 97 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 102 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 97 kmsouth
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 112 kmnortheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 116 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 102 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 127 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 138 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 184 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 239 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Aonach Eagach - Meall Dearg

Within 100 km: 76 historic and cultural sites, 4,828 natural sites, 1,373 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km387 places

  • Sgeir Dubh Island 24 kmSW
  • Eilean Molach Island 18 kmSE
  • Eilean na Craoibhe Island 19 kmW
  • Eilean na h-Iolaire Island 18 kmE

25–60 km2,232 places

  • Oronsay Island 57 kmW
  • Eriska Island 30 kmSW
  • Shuna Island Island 26 kmW
  • Eilean Shona Island 54 kmW

60–100 km3,658 places

  • Eigg Island 75 kmW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 97 kmSW
  • Scarba Island 71 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 90 kmNW

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