Ben Blandy, Highland — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Ben Blandy

Ben Blandy is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 188 m. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc an Fhreiceadain and Ben Tongue.

Photos of Ben Blandy

Cnoc an Fhreiceadain Brian Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Ben Blandy

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 147 mm

Hottest month: August (day 15°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: November (147 mm)
Driest month: May (65 mm)

5° 1°

5° 0°

7° 1°

9° 3°

11° 5°

13° 7°

15° 9°

13° 8°

11° 6°

8° 3°

6° 1°

Jan

125

Feb

87

Mar

109

Apr

71

May

65

Jun

76

Jul

85

Aug

98

Sep

125

Oct

137

Nov

147

Dec

129

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 Ben Blandy
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	7°	9°	11°	13°	15°	15°	13°	11°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	0°	1°	3°	5°	7°	9°	9°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	125	87	109	71	65	76	85	98	125	137	147	129

How to get to Ben Blandy

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 74 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 203 km to the southeast.

Airports

Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 74 kmeast
Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 98 kmnortheast
Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 109 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 203 kmsoutheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 242 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 293 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 294 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Ben Blandy

Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 1,723 natural sites, 530 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km245 places

Eilean nan Ron Island 5 kmN
Rabbit Islands Island 3 kmNW
Neave Island Island 6 kmNE
Eilean Iosal Island 7 kmN

25–60 km892 places

Clett Island 49 kmE
Eilean Dubh Island 51 kmSW
Whale Islet Island 46 kmW
Oldany Island Island 60 kmSW

60–100 km1,157 places

Hoy Island 72 kmNE
Flotta Island 81 kmNE
Hesta Head Natural site 89 kmE
Eilean a' Char Island 84 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Blandy Village, Highland
0.6 km W
Skullomie Village, Highland
1.2 km NW
Strathtongue Village, Highland
0.9 km SW
Coldbackie Village, Highland
1.2 km W
Dallcharn Village, Highland
1.5 km S
Strathan Skerray Village, Highland
3.3 km NE

Ben Blandy

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Cnoc an Fhreiceadain Mountain, Highland
1.6 km SW
Ben Tongue Mountain, Highland
2.5 km SW
Meall Claisein Mountain, Highland
3 km E
Carn na h-Uamhaig Mountain, Highland
3.4 km NE
Carn Lamigo Mountain, Highland
3.7 km NE
Meall nan Clach Ruadha Mountain, Highland
3.7 km SW
Rabbit Islands Island, Highland
3.2 km NW
Beinn Bhreac Mountain, Highland
4 km SW