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Mountain

Carn Dearg

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°59′25″ N 3°57′20″ W

Map showing the location of Carn Dearg Carn Dearg
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
792 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kingussie
12 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport62 km
DND Dundee Airport83 km

About Carn Dearg

Carn Dearg is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 792 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Carn Dearg Mor and Sron na h-Iolaire.

Climate of Carn Dearg

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 186 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
January (224 mm)
Driest month
June (94 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 Dearg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°3°6°10°13°14°14°11°7°4°2°
Average low (°C)-3°-4°-3°-1°2°4°7°6°4°2°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)224145166961009498115156189186190

How to get to Carn Dearg

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 62 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (109 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 83 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 62 kmnorth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 83 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 109 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 83 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 114 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 125 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 127 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 268 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Carn Dearg

Within 100 km: 85 historic and cultural sites, 4,416 natural sites, 790 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km395 places

  • Eilean na Cluanaich Island 12 kmNW
  • Tom Dubh Island 15 kmN
  • Eilean Dubh Island 16 kmN
  • Eilean Dubh Island 22 kmW

25–60 km1,809 places

  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 51 kmW
  • Eilean nan Faoileag Island 48 kmNW
  • Bàn Eilean Island 43 kmNW
  • Eilean nan Sasunnach Island 54 kmW

60–100 km3,087 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 79 kmNE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 91 kmNE
  • Moy Island Island 72 kmNW
  • Shuna Island Island 98 kmSW

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