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Beinn Glas-choire

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°19′16″ N 3°39′18″ W

Map showing the location of Beinn Glas-choire Beinn Glas-choire
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
348 m
above sea level
Nearest town
The Glutt
3.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport36 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport83 km

About Beinn Glas-choire

Beinn Glas-choire is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 348 m. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Ben Alisky and Beinn Bhreac.

Climate of Beinn Glas-choire

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 120 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (120 mm)
Driest month
May (62 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 Glas-choire
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°6°8°11°13°15°15°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°-1°0°1°4°6°8°8°6°4°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)11081986762677283103114120110

How to get to Beinn Glas-choire

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 36 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 161 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 36 kmnortheast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 83 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 90 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 161 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 210 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 265 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 276 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 393 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Beinn Glas-choire

Within 100 km: 59 historic and cultural sites, 1,767 natural sites, 541 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km165 places

  • Loch Tuim Ghlais Lake 15 kmN
  • Loch of Toftingall Lake 21 kmNE
  • Lochan Thulachan Lake 7 kmNE
  • Loch Thormaid Lake 22 kmN

25–60 km575 places

  • Clett Island 34 kmN
  • Island of Stroma Island 51 kmNE
  • Eilean nan Ron Island 48 kmNW
  • Rabbit Islands Island 49 kmNW

60–100 km1,627 places

  • Hoy Island 62 kmN
  • Shapinsay Island 93 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 65 kmNE
  • Wyre Island 97 kmNE

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