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Ben Hiel

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°24′58″ N 4°24′19″ W

Map showing the location of Ben Hiel Ben Hiel
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
535 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ribigill
4.1 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport77 km
INV Inverness Airport100 km

About Ben Hiel

Ben Hiel is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 535 m. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Creag Riabhach and Sgor Chaonasaid.

Climate of Ben Hiel

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
November (159 mm)
Driest month
May (75 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 Ben Hiel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°7°10°12°14°14°12°9°5°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°5°7°7°5°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)1399912481758592106135149159142

How to get to Ben Hiel

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 77 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 197 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 77 kmeast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 100 kmsouth
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 106 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 197 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 233 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 284 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 284 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Ben Hiel

Within 100 km: 48 historic and cultural sites, 1,858 natural sites, 560 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km305 places

  • Eilean nan Ron Island 16 kmN
  • Rabbit Islands Island 13 kmN
  • Neave Island Island 16 kmNE
  • Eilean Iosal Island 17 kmN

25–60 km1,057 places

  • Clett Island 55 kmNE
  • Eilean Dubh Island 45 kmW
  • Whale Islet Island 43 kmW
  • Oldany Island Island 53 kmW

60–100 km1,104 places

  • Hoy Island 80 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 88 kmNE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 96 kmNE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 75 kmSW

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