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Carnan Cruithneachd

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°16′44″ N 5°19′43″ W

Map showing the location of Carnan Cruithneachd Carnan Cruithneachd
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
728 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Carnach
4.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport82 km
SYY Stornoway Airport120 km

About Carnan Cruithneachd

Carnan Cruithneachd is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 728 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Glen Elchaig and Suie Dhu.

Climate of Carnan Cruithneachd

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 316 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
December (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (328 mm)
Driest month
May (128 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 Carnan Cruithneachd
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°4°7°10°12°14°14°11°8°5°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-2°0°2°5°7°7°5°2°-1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)328219274148128134151175258294316319

How to get to Carnan Cruithneachd

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 82 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 169 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 82 kmeast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 120 kmnorthwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 124 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 169 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 171 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 196 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 197 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 301 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Carnan Cruithneachd

Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 4,226 natural sites, 1,036 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km526 places

  • Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 24 kmSW
  • Eilean Bàn Island 25 kmW
  • Eilean Donan Island 12 kmW
  • Black Islands Island 25 kmW

25–60 km2,001 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 56 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 46 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 39 kmW
  • Moy Island Island 57 kmNE

60–100 km2,771 places

  • Hebrides Island 96 kmW
  • Eigg Island 66 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 82 kmW
  • Oronsay Island 78 kmSW

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