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Mountain

Cioch Mhor

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°28′28″ N 4°49′45″ W

Map showing the location of Cioch Mhor Cioch Mhor
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
551 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Polla
4.6 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport93 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport101 km

About Cioch Mhor

Cioch Mhor is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 551 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (93 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Spionnaidh and Cranstackie.

Climate of Cioch Mhor

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 187 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
December (night -2°)
Wettest month
November (187 mm)
Driest month
May (85 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 Cioch Mhor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°7°10°12°14°14°12°9°5°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°7°7°5°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)165115146948597106123161179187168

How to get to Cioch Mhor

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 93 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 220 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 93 kmwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 101 kmeast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 114 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 220 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 249 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 293 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 298 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Cioch Mhor

Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites, 1,785 natural sites, 557 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km388 places

  • Whale Islet Island 18 kmW
  • Eilean Hoan Island 14 kmNE
  • Handa Island Island 23 kmSW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 9 kmNE

25–60 km795 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 26 kmSW
  • Soyea Island Island 47 kmSW
  • Eilean nan Ron Island 30 kmE
  • Rabbit Islands Island 27 kmE

60–100 km1,184 places

  • Hoy Island 98 kmNE
  • Clett Island 77 kmE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 62 kmSW
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 99 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Polla Village, Highland
    4.6 km SE
  • Laid Village, Highland
    5.8 km E
  • Durness Village, Highland
    12 km NE
  • Portnancon Village, Highland
    8.1 km NE
  • Eriboll Village, Highland
    8.3 km E
  • Sangobeg Village, Highland
    11 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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