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Mountain

Beinn a' Chaorainn

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°55′43″ N 4°39′13″ W

Map showing the location of Beinn a' Chaorainn Beinn a' Chaorainn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
1,049 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Moy
4.6 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport78 km
DND Dundee Airport113 km

About Beinn a' Chaorainn

Beinn a' Chaorainn is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 1,049 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Beinn a' Chaorainn South Top and Beinn a' Chaorainn North Top.

Climate of Beinn a' Chaorainn

This month · November

A wet month

Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 248 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night -5°)
Wettest month
January (284 mm)
Driest month
June (110 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 Beinn a' Chaorainn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°0°1°4°8°10°12°11°9°5°2°0°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-4°-3°0°3°5°5°3°0°-3°-4°
Precipitation (mm)284183216115115110119142204237248258

How to get to Beinn a' Chaorainn

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 78 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (118 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 115 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 78 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 113 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 118 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 115 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 121 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 141 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 157 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 272 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Beinn a' Chaorainn

Within 100 km: 51 historic and cultural sites, 5,061 natural sites, 1,252 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km404 places

  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 17 kmNW
  • Eilean nan Sasunnach Island 19 kmNW
  • Eilean an Tuilaich Island 7 kmSW
  • Eilean na Fead Island 10 kmW

25–60 km1,974 places

  • Shuna Island Island 58 kmSW
  • Eilean Aigas Island 57 kmN
  • Sgeir Dubh Island 58 kmSW
  • Tom an t-Seallaidh (Shuna) Island 58 kmSW

60–100 km3,986 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 99 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 92 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 90 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 83 kmW

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