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Carn Ruighe Shamhraich

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°16′32″ N 4°00′48″ W

Map showing the location of Carn Ruighe Shamhraich Carn Ruighe Shamhraich
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
573 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tomatin
6.7 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport30 km
DND Dundee Airport110 km

About Carn Ruighe Shamhraich

Carn Ruighe Shamhraich is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 573 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include An Socach and Creag Shrath-nin.

Climate of Carn Ruighe Shamhraich

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 169 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (195 mm)
Driest month
April (86 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 Ruighe Shamhraich
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°3°5°8°11°14°16°15°12°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)19512714886888893107141165169171

How to get to Carn Ruighe Shamhraich

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 30 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (110 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 110 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 30 kmnorth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 110 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 110 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 110 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 117 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 156 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 158 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 297 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Carn Ruighe Shamhraich

Within 100 km: 56 historic and cultural sites, 4,244 natural sites, 781 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km319 places

  • Eilean nan Faoileag Island 20 kmNW
  • Eilean nan Clach Island 12 kmN
  • Isle of Moy Island 12 kmN
  • Eilean na Cluanaich Island 24 kmS

25–60 km1,621 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 59 kmNE
  • Moy Island Island 44 kmNW
  • Eilean Aigas Island 37 kmNW
  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 52 kmSW

60–100 km3,141 places

  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 66 kmNE
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 87 kmNE
  • Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 98 kmW
  • Eilean Donan Island 91 kmW

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