- Elevation
- 887 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport103 km
- TRE Tiree Airport104 km
About Ben Aden
Ben Aden is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 887 m.
Ben Aden (887m) is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the Knoydart peninsula in Lochaber. Regarded as one of the finest Corbetts in Scotland and one of the toughest to climb, the mountain is steep and rocky on all sides. The nearest village is Inverie.
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Photos of Ben Aden
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Climate of Ben Aden
This month · November
A wet month
Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 308 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- January (319 mm)
- Driest month
- May (121 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° | 13° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -3° | -1° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 2° | -1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 319 | 210 | 264 | 141 | 121 | 130 | 149 | 173 | 255 | 287 | 308 | 311 |
How to get to Ben Aden
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 103 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 150 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 103 kmnortheast
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 104 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 120 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 150 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 165 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 184 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 204 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 273 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ben Aden
Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 4,365 natural sites, 1,302 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km538 places
- Sandaig Islands Island 21 kmNW
- Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 15 kmNW
- Ornsay Island 24 kmNW
- An t-Eilean Meadhoin Island 21 kmW
25–60 km1,881 places
- Isle of Skye Island 56 kmNW
- Island of Raasay Island 54 kmNW
- Eigg Island 45 kmW
- Scalpay Island 42 kmNW
60–100 km3,289 places
- Hebrides Island 82 kmW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 88 kmNW
- Scarba Island 96 kmS
- Clett Island 90 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Sourlies Village, Highland4.1 km SW
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Barrisdale Village, Highland5.2 km NW
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Inverie Village, Highland13 km W
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Kinloch Hourn Village, Highland9.9 km NE
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Corran Village, Highland11 km NW
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Kylesmorar Village, Highland11 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
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Garbh Chioch Mhor Mountain, Highland2.7 km SE -
Craig Backastain Mountain, Highland1.8 km SE
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Meall nan Clach Eiteag Mountain, Highland1.9 km SE
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Sgurr na Ciche Mountain, Highland2 km S
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Meall a' Choire Dhuibh Mountain, Highland2 km E
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Luinne Bheinn Mountain, Highland3.7 km NW -
Cnoc Chrisdein Mountain, Highland2.3 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Druim a' Ghoirtein Mountain, Highland2.4 km S
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Cnoc Mam Unndalain Mountain, Highland2.6 km NW
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Sgurr a' Choire-bheithe East Top Mountain, Highland2.6 km N
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Druim Chosaidh Mountain, Highland2.7 km NE
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Glen Barrisdale Natural site, Highland4.9 km N
Sources & licences
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