- Elevation
- 998 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport75 km
- TRE Tiree Airport132 km
About Creag a' Chaorainn
Creag a' Chaorainn is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 998 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Carn Ghluasaid and Sgurr nan Conbhairean.
Photos of Creag a' Chaorainn
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Mullach Fraoch-choire John Reavy · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sail Chaorainn Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Druim Shionnach Graham Ellis · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Carn Ghluasaid Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Creag a' Chaorainn
This month · November
A wet month
Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 313 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 12°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- January (332 mm)
- Driest month
- May (128 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -4° | -2° | 0° | 3° | 5° | 5° | 3° | 1° | -2° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 332 | 222 | 273 | 146 | 128 | 133 | 148 | 173 | 254 | 292 | 313 | 319 |
How to get to Creag a' Chaorainn
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 75 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 151 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 75 kmnortheast
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 132 kmsouthwest
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 138 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 151 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 154 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 179 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 181 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 291 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Creag a' Chaorainn
Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 4,663 natural sites, 1,111 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km463 places
- Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 22 kmSE
- Eilean nan Sasunnach Island 19 kmSE
- Eilean na Cloinne Island 13 kmSE
- Eilean an Fheidh Island 13 kmS
25–60 km2,054 places
- Scalpay Island 56 kmW
- Moy Island Island 54 kmNE
- Sandaig Islands Island 37 kmW
- Samalaman Island Island 57 kmSW
60–100 km3,299 places
- Isle of Skye Island 72 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 64 kmW
- Eigg Island 72 kmSW
- Oronsay Island 77 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Athnamulloch Village, Highland8.8 km N
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Alltbeath Village, Highland9.2 km NW
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Tomdoun Village, Highland13 km S
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Inchlaggan Village, Highland12 km S
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Coille Mhorgil Village, Highland12 km S
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Invergarry Village, Highland21 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Carn Ghluasaid Mountain, Highland1 km SE
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Sgurr nan Conbhairean Mountain, Highland1 km NW
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Sail Chaorainn Mountain, Highland2.3 km N
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Carn a' Mhadaidh-ruaidh Mountain, Highland1.6 km N
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Drochaid an Tuill Easaich Mountain, Highland1.7 km W
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An Reithe Mountain, Highland2.5 km NE
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Creag Lundie Mountain, Highland2.6 km SE
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Strath Cluanie Natural site, Highland3.2 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Mullach Fraoch-choire Mountain, Highland5.8 km NW
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Druim Shionnach Mountain, Highland7.8 km SW
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Carn na Coire Mheadhoin Mountain, Highland2.7 km N
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Creag Lundie South Top Mountain, Highland3.5 km SE
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Tigh Mor na Seilge Mountain, Highland3.5 km N
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Carn nam Feuaich Mountain, Highland3.9 km E
Sources & licences
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