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Carn Liath

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°14′04″ N 4°23′49″ W

Map showing the location of Carn Liath Carn Liath
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
404 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Aberchalder
1.8 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport40 km
DND Dundee Airport121 km

About Carn Liath

Carn Liath is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 404 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Strath Errick and Carn Choire Riabhaich.

Climate of Carn Liath

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 179 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (200 mm)
Driest month
April (82 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 Liath
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°9°12°14°16°16°13°10°6°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-2°0°1°4°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)20012915482848689106148168179183

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Carn Liath

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 40 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (133 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 122 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 40 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 121 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 133 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 122 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 139 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 153 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 161 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 306 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Carn Liath

Within 100 km: 47 historic and cultural sites, 4,725 natural sites, 977 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km423 places

  • Eilean Aigas Island 25 kmNW
  • Eilean nan Faoileag Island 18 kmNE
  • Bàn Eilean Island 15 kmSW
  • Eilean nan Each Island 23 kmW

25–60 km1,640 places

  • Moy Island Island 37 kmN
  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 30 kmSW
  • Eilean na Faoileig Island 52 kmN
  • Eilean nan Uan Island 40 kmN

60–100 km3,686 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 81 kmNE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 86 kmNE
  • Scalpay Island 96 kmW
  • Eriska Island 100 kmSW

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