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Ben Wyvis - Glas Leathad Mor

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°40′45″ N 4°34′45″ W

Ben Wyvis - Glas Leathad Mor
Graham Scott · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
1,046 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Garbat
4.4 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport35 km
SYY Stornoway Airport120 km

About Ben Wyvis - Glas Leathad Mor

Ben Wyvis - Glas Leathad Mor is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 1,046 m.

From Wikipedia

Ben Wyvis (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Uais) is a mountain in Easter Ross, in the northern Highlands of Scotland. It lies north-west of Dingwall, in the council area of Highland and the county of Ross and Cromarty. Ben Wyvis is a large winding and undulating ridge running roughly north–south for about 5 km, the highest point of which is Glas Leathad Mòr at 1,046 metres (3,432 ft). Geologically, the ridge is composed of Moine pelitic gneiss.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Ben Wyvis - Glas Leathad Mor

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -3° · Rain 246 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
December (night -5°)
Wettest month
January (252 mm)
Driest month
May (109 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 Wyvis - Glas Leathad Mor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°2°5°8°10°12°12°9°6°3°1°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-4°-3°-1°2°4°4°2°0°-3°-5°
Precipitation (mm)252176211121109118127149202232246241

How to get to Ben Wyvis - Glas Leathad Mor

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 35 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 161 km to the east.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 35 kmsoutheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 120 kmnorthwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 123 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 161 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 166 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 203 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 210 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 353 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Ben Wyvis - Glas Leathad Mor

Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 3,945 natural sites, 929 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km352 places

  • Moy Island Island 14 kmS
  • Eilean na Faoileig Island 7 kmE
  • Eilean nan Uan Island 12 kmS
  • Eilean an Daraich Island 10 kmS

25–60 km1,548 places

  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 54 kmW
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 56 kmW
  • Isle Martin Island 49 kmNW
  • Horse Island Island 57 kmNW

60–100 km3,016 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 95 kmW
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 83 kmE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 78 kmE
  • Scalpay Island 95 kmSW

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