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Mountain

Cnoc nan Gearr

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°00′02″ N 4°02′44″ W

Map showing the location of Cnoc nan Gearr Cnoc nan Gearr
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
344 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Golspie
5.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport51 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport76 km

About Cnoc nan Gearr

Cnoc nan Gearr is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 344 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Lunndaidh and Cnoc na Gamhna.

Climate of Cnoc nan Gearr

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 132 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (132 mm)
Driest month
May (67 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 Gearr
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°6°9°12°14°16°16°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)123861097067778293114125132121

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Cnoc nan Gearr

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 51 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 151 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 51 kmsouth
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 76 kmnortheast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 126 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 151 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 182 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 234 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 238 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 369 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Cnoc nan Gearr

Within 100 km: 52 historic and cultural sites, 2,775 natural sites, 706 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km220 places

  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 23 kmSW
  • Eilean a' Chairn Island 22 kmW
  • Eilean na Craoibhe Island 21 kmW
  • Eilean na h-Aibhne Island 23 kmW

25–60 km906 places

  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 55 kmSE
  • Moy Island Island 57 kmSW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 55 kmW
  • Eilean na Faoileig Island 42 kmSW

60–100 km2,407 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 70 kmSE
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 83 kmSE
  • Clett Island 75 kmNE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 83 kmW

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