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Mountain

Cnoc Preas a' Mhadaidh

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°25′00″ N 3°44′27″ W

Map showing the location of Cnoc Preas a' Mhadaidh Cnoc Preas a' Mhadaidh
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
202 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Trantlebeg
9.1 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport38 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport77 km

About Cnoc Preas a' Mhadaidh

Cnoc Preas a' Mhadaidh is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 202 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Beul na Faire and Lochan Ealach Beag.

Climate of Cnoc Preas a' Mhadaidh

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 129 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (129 mm)
Driest month
May (64 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 Preas a' Mhadaidh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°11°14°15°16°13°11°8°5°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)115841046964707586109121129117

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Cnoc Preas a' Mhadaidh

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 38 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 172 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 38 kmeast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 77 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 99 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 172 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 222 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 276 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 286 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Cnoc Preas a' Mhadaidh

Within 100 km: 59 historic and cultural sites, 1,677 natural sites, 522 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km163 places

  • Loch Tuim Ghlais Lake 4 kmN
  • Loch of Toftingall Lake 21 kmE
  • Lochan Thulachan Lake 13 kmSE
  • Loch Thormaid Lake 12 kmN

25–60 km650 places

  • Hoy Island 55 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 59 kmNE
  • Clett Island 26 kmNE
  • Switha Island 57 kmNE

60–100 km1,445 places

  • Shapinsay Island 86 kmNE
  • Rousay Island 93 kmNE
  • Wyre Island 90 kmNE
  • Auskerry Island 96 kmNE

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