Ciste Dhubh, Highland — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Ciste Dhubh

Ciste Dhubh is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 981 m.

From Wikipedia

Ciste Dhubh is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands, between Glen Shiel and Glen Affric. With a height of 979 metres (3,212 ft), it is classed as a Munro. It is almost surrounded by glens: Fionngleann (north), An Caorann Mòr (east) and Allt Cam-bàn (west), with the Bealach a' Chòinich pass (south) linking it to the mountain of Sgùrr an Fhuarail. Its name comes from Scottish Gaelic A' Chiste Dhubh, "the black chest", possibly referring to the dark rocky summit.

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At a glance

Topographic prominence: 388 m

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Ciste Dhubh

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Climate of Ciste Dhubh

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 316 mm

Hottest month: July (day 12°)
Coldest month: December (night -4°)
Wettest month: January (328 mm)
Driest month: May (128 mm)

1° -4°

2° -3°

5° -2°

9° 0°

11° 3°

12° 5°

10° 3°

6° 1°

3° -2°

1° -4°

Jan

328

Feb

219

Mar

274

Apr

148

May

128

Jun

134

Jul

151

Aug

175

Sep

258

Oct

294

Nov

316

Dec

319

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).

Show values as a table

Climate of Ciste Dhubh
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	1°	1°	2°	5°	9°	11°	12°	12°	10°	6°	3°	1°
Average low (°C)	-4°	-4°	-3°	-2°	0°	3°	5°	5°	3°	1°	-2°	-4°
Precipitation (mm)	328	219	274	148	128	134	151	175	258	294	316	319

How to get to Ciste Dhubh

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 80 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 159 km to the southeast.

Airports

Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 80 kmnortheast
Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 128 kmsouthwest
Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 131 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Dundee Population: 148.2K 159 kmsoutheast
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 160 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 186 kmsoutheast
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 188 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 293 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Ciste Dhubh

Within 100 km: 40 historic and cultural sites, 4,478 natural sites, 1,099 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km503 places

Eilean Donan Island 21 kmNW
Eilean Tioram Island 23 kmW
Eilean na Cloinne Island 20 kmSE
Eilean an Fheidh Island 16 kmS

25–60 km2,051 places

Island of Raasay Island 56 kmW
Scalpay Island 48 kmW
Moy Island Island 57 kmNE
Eilean Tigh Island 59 kmNW

60–100 km3,063 places

Isle of Skye Island 64 kmW
Eigg Island 67 kmSW
The Coral Beaches Beach 92 kmW
Oronsay Island 74 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Alltbeath Village, Highland
4.1 km N
Athnamulloch Village, Highland
8.7 km NE
Morvich Village, Highland
11 km W
Carn-gorm Village, Highland
11 km W
Carnach Village, Highland
12 km N
Shiel Bridge Village, Highland
13 km W

Ciste Dhubh

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Ciste Dhubh South Top Mountain, Highland
0.2 km S
An Cnapach Mountain, Highland
0.8 km S
Aonach Meadhoin Mountain, Highland
3.1 km S
Sgurr an Fhuarail Mountain, Highland
2.7 km S
Mullach Fraoch-choire Mountain, Highland
3.3 km E
Am Bathach Mountain, Highland
2.5 km SE
Stob Coire na Craileig Mountain, Highland
2.9 km E
Sgurr a' Dubh Doire Mountain, Highland
3.3 km NW