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Mountain

Carn nan Gobhar

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°21′48″ N 5°01′31″ W

Map showing the location of Carn nan Gobhar Carn nan Gobhar
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
993 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Achagate
10 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport62 km
SYY Stornoway Airport123 km

About Carn nan Gobhar

Carn nan Gobhar is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 993 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Sgùrr na Lapaich and Creag a' Chaorainn.

Climate of Carn nan Gobhar

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 306 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
December (night -4°)
Wettest month
January (318 mm)
Driest month
May (125 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 nan Gobhar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°2°5°9°11°12°12°10°6°3°1°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-4°-2°0°3°5°5°3°1°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)318215265143125132146170249286306308

How to get to Carn nan Gobhar

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 62 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 160 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 62 kmeast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 123 kmnorthwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 141 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 160 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 173 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 178 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 193 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 313 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Carn nan Gobhar

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 4,472 natural sites, 1,050 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km453 places

  • Eilean nan Each Island 25 kmSE
  • Eilean nan Greusaich Island 25 kmS
  • Eilean a' Mhuillidh Island 10 kmNE
  • Eilean Ach' Dùgraidh Island 25 kmSE

25–60 km2,005 places

  • Scalpay Island 58 kmW
  • Moy Island Island 37 kmNE
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 46 kmNW
  • Sandaig Islands Island 46 kmSW

60–100 km3,102 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 74 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 63 kmW
  • Eigg Island 86 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 98 kmW

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