- Elevation
- 773 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport94 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport100 km
About Beinn Spionnaidh
Beinn Spionnaidh is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 773 m.
Beinn Spionnaidh is a mountain of 773m in Sutherland at the northwestern tip of the Scottish Highlands, making it the most northerly mountain in Scotland and Great Britain. It is a Corbett located west of Loch Eriboll and northeast of Cranstackie and Foinaven. It is like its neighbours in that the top, a 1 km long whaleback running southwest to northeast, is covered with loose, broken quartzite.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 211 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Beinn Spionnaidh
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Climate of Beinn Spionnaidh
This month · November
A wet month
Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 187 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 12°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- November (187 mm)
- Driest month
- May (85 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -4° | -3° | -1° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 2° | -1° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 165 | 115 | 146 | 94 | 85 | 97 | 106 | 123 | 161 | 179 | 187 | 168 |
How to get to Beinn Spionnaidh
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 94 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 219 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 94 kmwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 100 kmeast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 113 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 219 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 249 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 292 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 297 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Beinn Spionnaidh
Within 100 km: 26 historic and cultural sites, 1,789 natural sites, 556 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km388 places
- Whale Islet Island 19 kmW
- Eilean Hoan Island 13 kmNE
- Handa Island Island 24 kmSW
- Eilean Dubh Island 8 kmNE
25–60 km802 places
- Eilean Dubh Island 27 kmSW
- Soyea Island Island 47 kmSW
- Eilean nan Ron Island 29 kmE
- Rabbit Islands Island 26 kmE
60–100 km1,181 places
- Hoy Island 97 kmNE
- Clett Island 76 kmE
- Eilean a' Char Island 63 kmSW
- Tabhaigh Mor Island 100 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cranstackie Mountain, Highland2 km SW -
Cioch Mhor Mountain, Highland1.1 km W
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Meall nan Cra Mountain, Highland2.3 km NE
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Farrmheall Mountain, Highland5.6 km W -
Strath Dionard Natural site, Highland5 km SW
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Creag na Faoilinn Mountain, Highland5.1 km SE -
Eilean Choraidh Island, Highland6 km E -
Meall an Fheadain Mountain, Highland4.8 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Ceann Garbh Mountain, Highland7.6 km SW -
Meall Meadhonach Mountain, Highland7.3 km NE -
Sithean Mor Mountain, Highland4.9 km N
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Ghlas-bheinn Mountain, Highland5.1 km NW
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Conamheall Mountain, Highland5.9 km S
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Meall Meadhonach South Top Mountain, Highland6 km NE
Sources & licences
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