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Mountain

Cnoc nan Caorach

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°56′23″ N 4°42′16″ W

Map showing the location of Cnoc nan Caorach Cnoc nan Caorach
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
387 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Oykel Bridge
3.1 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport59 km
SYY Stornoway Airport101 km

About Cnoc nan Caorach

Cnoc nan Caorach is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 387 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Thùrnaig and Beinn Ulbhaidh.

Climate of Cnoc nan Caorach

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 241 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
December (night -2°)
Wettest month
November (241 mm)
Driest month
May (105 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 nan Caorach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°9°12°14°16°15°14°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°3°7°8°8°6°4°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)234167200118105116126148201228241231

How to get to Cnoc nan Caorach

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 59 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 179 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 59 kmsoutheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 101 kmwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 111 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 179 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 194 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 233 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 240 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 380 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Cnoc nan Caorach

Within 100 km: 44 historic and cultural sites, 3,109 natural sites, 810 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km302 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 19 kmNW
  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 18 kmE
  • Eilean a' Chairn Island 20 kmNE
  • Eilean Gill a' Bhalgionn Island 10 kmSE

25–60 km1,755 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 45 kmW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 49 kmNW
  • Moy Island Island 44 kmS
  • Tanera More Island 42 kmW

60–100 km1,906 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 99 kmSE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 88 kmE
  • Mullach Buidhe Island 99 kmW
  • Whale Islet Island 60 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Oykel Bridge Village, Highland
    3.1 km N
  • Langwell Village, Highland
    3.2 km NE
  • Brae Village, Highland
    4.7 km NE
  • Lubcroy Village, Highland
    5.6 km NW
  • Oape Village, Highland
    6.1 km NE
  • Ochtow Village, Highland
    7.9 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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