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Mountain

Beinn Sgritheall

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°09′14″ N 5°34′47″ W

Beinn Sgritheall
W. L. Tarbert · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
974 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Arnisdale
2.4 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport102 km
TRE Tiree Airport107 km

About Beinn Sgritheall

Beinn Sgritheall is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 974 m.

From Wikipedia

Beinn Sgritheall or Beinn an Sgrithill (Scottish Gaelic for 'scree mountain'), also anglicized Ben Sgriol, is the highest mountain on the Glenelg peninsula in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It is a Munro with a height of 974 metres (3,196 ft). The main approach is via Arnisdale on the shores of Loch Hourn or via Gleann Beag to the north, with its well-known brochs.

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At a glance

Topographic prominence
500 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Beinn Sgritheall

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 296 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
January (301 mm)
Driest month
May (116 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 Sgritheall
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°3°5°9°10°12°12°9°6°3°1°
Average low (°C)-3°-4°-3°-2°1°3°5°5°3°1°-2°-3°
Precipitation (mm)301195246135116126144167248277296295

How to get to Beinn Sgritheall

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 102 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 165 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 102 kmnortheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 107 kmsouthwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 113 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 165 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 176 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 198 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 211 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 286 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Beinn Sgritheall

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 4,013 natural sites, 1,099 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km546 places

  • Sandaig Islands Island 7 kmW
  • Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 3 kmSW
  • Pabay Island 22 kmNW
  • Ornsay Island 12 kmW

25–60 km1,789 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 44 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 39 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 45 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 28 kmNW

60–100 km2,814 places

  • Hebrides Island 78 kmW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 74 kmNW
  • Clett Island 76 kmNW
  • Eriska Island 70 kmS

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