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Mountain

Cnoc an t-Socaich Ghlais

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°33′58″ N 5°01′27″ W

Map showing the location of Cnoc an t-Socaich Ghlais Cnoc an t-Socaich Ghlais
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
186 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sandwood
6 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport86 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport113 km

About Cnoc an t-Socaich Ghlais

Cnoc an t-Socaich Ghlais is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 186 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc a' Gheodha Ruaidh and Strath Chaillach.

Climate of Cnoc an t-Socaich Ghlais

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (155 mm)
Driest month
May (61 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 Cnoc an t-Socaich Ghlais
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°9°12°13°15°15°13°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°3°5°8°9°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1288610770617887103135146155135

How to get to Cnoc an t-Socaich Ghlais

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 86 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 235 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 86 kmsouthwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 113 kmeast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 128 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 235 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 264 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 304 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 311 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Cnoc an t-Socaich Ghlais

Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 1,625 natural sites, 531 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km249 places

  • Whale Islet Island 16 kmSW
  • Eilean Hoan Island 20 kmE
  • Handa Island Island 23 kmSW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 21 kmE

25–60 km743 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 29 kmS
  • Soyea Island Island 50 kmS
  • Eilean nan Ron Island 40 kmE
  • Rabbit Islands Island 37 kmE

60–100 km1,182 places

  • Clett Island 86 kmE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 66 kmS
  • Tannaraidh Island 95 kmSW
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 94 kmSW

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