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Beinn a' Sgumain

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°30′41″ N 6°32′19″ W

Map showing the location of Beinn a' Sgumain Beinn a' Sgumain
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
298 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Waternish
1.2 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport50 km
BRR Barra Airport77 km

About Beinn a' Sgumain

Beinn a' Sgumain is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 298 m. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Loch Bay and Beinn Chreagach.

Climate of Beinn a' Sgumain

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 197 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (197 mm)
Driest month
May (76 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' Sgumain
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°5°6°8°11°13°14°15°12°10°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)177123147867690103119173193197191

How to get to Beinn a' Sgumain

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 50 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 231 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 50 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 77 kmsouthwest
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 79 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 231 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 246 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 268 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 271 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 327 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Beinn a' Sgumain

Within 100 km: 27 historic and cultural sites, 2,607 natural sites, 1,321 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km261 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 6 kmW
  • Clett Island 6 kmW
  • Wiay Island Island 20 kmS
  • Tarner Island Island 17 kmS

25–60 km1,320 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 29 kmSE
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 46 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 32 kmSE
  • Scalpay Island 40 kmN

60–100 km2,374 places

  • Hebrides Island 63 kmS
  • Eigg Island 72 kmS
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 84 kmSW
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 89 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Waternish Village, Highland
    1.2 km W
  • Stein Village, Highland
    1.8 km W
  • Lusta Village, Highland
    1.4 km W
  • Hallin Village, Highland
    4.2 km NW
  • Knockbreck Village, Highland
    4.9 km NW
  • Halistra Village, Highland
    5.7 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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