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Mountain

Carn Sgumain

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°26′43″ N 3°52′07″ W

Map showing the location of Carn Sgumain Carn Sgumain
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
417 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Carnoch
1.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport15 km
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport104 km

About Carn Sgumain

Carn Sgumain is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 417 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Maol an Tailleir and Carn a' Mhais Leathain.

Climate of Carn Sgumain

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (134 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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 Sgumain
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°9°12°15°17°16°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-2°0°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)134871056470747585104118121118

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Carn Sgumain

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 15 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (104 km). The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 112 km to the east.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 15 kmnorthwest
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 104 kmeast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 122 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 112 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 122 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 171 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 178 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 309 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Carn Sgumain

Within 100 km: 43 historic and cultural sites, 3,793 natural sites, 692 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km217 places

  • Eilean nan Clach Island 12 kmSW
  • Isle of Moy Island 12 kmSW
  • Whin Island Island 22 kmW
  • Ness Islands Island 22 kmW

25–60 km1,357 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 42 kmE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 47 kmNE
  • Moy Island Island 41 kmW
  • Eilean Aigas Island 41 kmW

60–100 km2,954 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 95 kmE
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 71 kmNE
  • Isle Martin Island 99 kmNW
  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 69 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Carnoch Village, Highland
    1.6 km SW
  • Clunas Village, Highland
    4.2 km N
  • Dulsie Village, Highland
    5.3 km E
  • Nairnshire Municipality, Highland
    6.5 km N
  • Barevan Village, Highland
    7.2 km NW
  • Ardclach Village, Highland
    8.3 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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