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Mountain

Carn nan Grainnseag

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°14′00″ N 3°55′06″ W

Map showing the location of Carn nan Grainnseag Carn nan Grainnseag
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
574 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dalnahaitnach
2.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport35 km
DND Dundee Airport103 km

About Carn nan Grainnseag

Carn nan Grainnseag is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 574 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Garbh-mheall Mor and Carn Sleamhuinn.

Climate of Carn nan Grainnseag

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
January (158 mm)
Driest month
April (70 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 Grainnseag
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°8°11°14°16°15°12°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-3°-1°0°3°6°8°7°5°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)1581011177076777991116134135135

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Carn nan Grainnseag

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 35 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (104 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 103 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 35 kmnorth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 103 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 104 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 103 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 111 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 149 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 154 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 290 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Carn nan Grainnseag

Within 100 km: 61 historic and cultural sites, 4,128 natural sites, 734 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km350 places

  • Eilean nan Clach Island 18 kmNW
  • Isle of Moy Island 18 kmNW
  • Eilean na Cluanaich Island 22 kmSW
  • Tom Dubh Island 12 kmS

25–60 km1,608 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 57 kmNE
  • Moy Island Island 51 kmNW
  • Eilean Aigas Island 45 kmNW
  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 55 kmW

60–100 km2,965 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 95 kmE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 66 kmNE
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 85 kmNE
  • Eilean Donan Island 97 kmW

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