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Mountain

Carn a' Mhadaidh-ruaidh

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°30′15″ N 4°56′09″ W

Map showing the location of Carn a' Mhadaidh-ruaidh Carn a' Mhadaidh-ruaidh
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
586 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Scardroy
3.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport53 km
SYY Stornoway Airport115 km

About Carn a' Mhadaidh-ruaidh

Carn a' Mhadaidh-ruaidh is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 586 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Gleann Chorainn and Meall Buidhe.

Climate of Carn a' Mhadaidh-ruaidh

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 281 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
December (night -3°)
Wettest month
January (286 mm)
Driest month
May (114 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' Mhadaidh-ruaidh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°5°8°11°13°15°15°13°9°6°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-2°0°2°5°7°7°5°2°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)286199239131114124136160229264281279

How to get to Carn a' Mhadaidh-ruaidh

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 53 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 166 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 53 kmeast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 115 kmnorthwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 146 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 166 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 176 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 187 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 203 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 330 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Carn a' Mhadaidh-ruaidh

Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 4,305 natural sites, 1,000 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km404 places

  • Eilean Aigas Island 24 kmE
  • Eilean nan Uan Island 21 kmNE
  • Eilean an Daraich Island 22 kmNE
  • Eilean a' Mhuillidh Island 12 kmS

25–60 km1,927 places

  • Moy Island Island 25 kmE
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 39 kmNW
  • Sandaig Islands Island 59 kmSW
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 41 kmNW

60–100 km3,016 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 82 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 69 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 68 kmW
  • Eilean a' Char Island 65 kmNW

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