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Mountain

Carn a' Chlaiginn

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°51′01″ N 4°28′03″ W

Map showing the location of Carn a' Chlaiginn Carn a' Chlaiginn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
524 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ardgay
7.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport42 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport106 km

About Carn a' Chlaiginn

Carn a' Chlaiginn is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 524 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Càrn Bhren and Carn Salachaidh.

Climate of Carn a' Chlaiginn

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 175 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
November (175 mm)
Driest month
May (83 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 Carn a' Chlaiginn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°5°8°11°13°15°14°12°9°6°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-3°-1°0°2°5°7°7°5°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)167118144898394101116149165175164

How to get to Carn a' Chlaiginn

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 42 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 162 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 42 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 106 kmnortheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 117 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 162 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 178 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 221 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 225 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 366 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Carn a' Chlaiginn

Within 100 km: 45 historic and cultural sites, 3,400 natural sites, 858 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km306 places

  • Eilean na Faoileig Island 17 kmS
  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 8 kmNE
  • Eilean a' Chairn Island 20 kmN
  • Eilean Gill a' Bhalgionn Island 7 kmNW

25–60 km1,434 places

  • Moy Island Island 33 kmS
  • Tanera More Island 59 kmW
  • Summer Isles Island 60 kmW
  • Isle Martin Island 47 kmW

60–100 km2,563 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 82 kmE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 72 kmE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 61 kmW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 65 kmNW

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