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Mountain

Cnoc Ruigh a' Chairn

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°13′40″ N 5°19′46″ W

Map showing the location of Cnoc Ruigh a' Chairn Cnoc Ruigh a' Chairn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
104 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Clashnessie
1.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport59 km
INV Inverness Airport108 km

About Cnoc Ruigh a' Chairn

Cnoc Ruigh a' Chairn is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 104 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc a' Mhuilin and Cnoc an Easain.

Climate of Cnoc Ruigh a' Chairn

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 192 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (192 mm)
Driest month
May (73 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 Ruigh a' Chairn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°14°16°16°14°12°9°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°8°10°10°8°6°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)16911714186738999115160180192174

How to get to Cnoc Ruigh a' Chairn

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 59 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 227 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 59 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 108 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 133 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 227 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 242 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 271 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 284 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Cnoc Ruigh a' Chairn

Within 100 km: 28 historic and cultural sites, 2,611 natural sites, 869 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km463 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 24 kmS
  • Eilean Dubh Island 14 kmNE
  • Tanera More Island 25 kmS
  • Soyea Island Island 9 kmS

25–60 km946 places

  • Whale Islet Island 26 kmNE
  • Summer Isles Island 26 kmS
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 59 kmS
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 60 kmS

60–100 km2,099 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 94 kmW
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 84 kmW
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 83 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 89 kmSW

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