- Elevation
- 920 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport49 km
- DND Dundee Airport104 km
About Carn Ballach (SW Top)
Carn Ballach (SW Top) is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 920 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Carn Ballach (NE Top) and Carn Dearg.
Photos of Carn Ballach (SW Top)
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A' Chailleach Graham Ellis · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Carn Sgulain West Top Stovieneil · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Carn Dearg Stuart Meek · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Carn Ballach (SW Top)
This month · November
A wet month
Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 210 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- January (243 mm)
- Driest month
- June (100 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 3° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -3° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -2° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 243 | 158 | 186 | 103 | 105 | 100 | 107 | 125 | 173 | 204 | 210 | 214 |
How to get to Carn Ballach (SW Top)
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 49 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (124 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 105 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 49 kmnorth
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 104 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 124 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 105 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 130 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 139 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 144 kmsoutheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 289 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Carn Ballach (SW Top)
Within 100 km: 59 historic and cultural sites, 4,728 natural sites, 951 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km437 places
- Bàn Eilean Island 22 kmW
- Eilean an Righ Island 22 kmSW
- Eilean na Cluanaich Island 10 kmSE
- Eilean nan Con Island 22 kmSW
25–60 km1,694 places
- Moy Island Island 52 kmN
- Eilean Aigas Island 41 kmNW
- Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 33 kmW
- Eilean nan Uan Island 56 kmNW
60–100 km3,607 places
- Findlays Seat Mountain 81 kmNE
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 89 kmNE
- Eriska Island 96 kmSW
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 99 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Carn Ballach (NE Top) Mountain, Highland0.6 km NE
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Carn Dearg Mountain, Highland2.3 km S
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Meall na Ceardaich Mountain, Highland1.4 km SE
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Fionn-tom Mor Mountain, Highland1.4 km NW
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Carn Ban Mountain, Highland1.7 km SW
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Carn Sgulain West Top Mountain, Highland3.5 km E
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Meall a' Bhothain Mountain, Highland2.3 km NE
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A' Chailleach Mountain, Highland3.8 km E
Sources & licences
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