- Elevation
- 969 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport63 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport122 km
About Creag a' Chaorainn
Creag a' Chaorainn is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 969 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Sgùrr na Lapaich and Sgurr nan Clachan Geala.
Photos of Creag a' Chaorainn
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Sgùrr na Lapaich Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
An Riabhachan Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Toll Creagach Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Beinn Fhionnlaidh Andrew Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Creag a' Chaorainn
This month · November
A wet month
Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 306 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 12°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- January (318 mm)
- Driest month
- May (125 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° | 3° | 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) | 318 | 215 | 265 | 143 | 125 | 132 | 146 | 170 | 249 | 286 | 306 | 308 |
How to get to Creag a' Chaorainn
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 63 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 160 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 63 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 122 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 140 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 160 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 173 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 180 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 193 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 312 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Creag a' Chaorainn
Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 4,461 natural sites, 1,042 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km450 places
- Eilean nan Greusaich Island 24 kmS
- Eilean a' Mhuillidh Island 12 kmNE
- Eilean Ach' Dùgraidh Island 25 kmSE
- Eilean Dubhain Island 22 kmNW
25–60 km2,030 places
- Scalpay Island 57 kmW
- Moy Island Island 38 kmNE
- Eilean Tigh Island 60 kmW
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 46 kmNW
60–100 km3,062 places
- Isle of Skye Island 73 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 61 kmW
- Eigg Island 85 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 97 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sgùrr na Lapaich Mountain, Highland1.5 km NW
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Sgurr nan Clachan Geala Mountain, Highland0.8 km NW
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Braigh a' Choire Bhig Mountain, Highland1.2 km W
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Stob a' Choire Bhig Mountain, Highland1.3 km SW
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Carn nan Gobhar Mountain, Highland1.4 km NE
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Rubha na Spreidhe Mountain, Highland1.9 km N
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Mullach a' Ghlas-thuill Mountain, Highland2 km S
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An Riabhachan Mountain, Highland3.5 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Toll Creagach Mountain, Highland6.1 km SE
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Beinn Fhionnlaidh Mountain, Highland7.7 km SW
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Mullach na Maoile Mountain, Highland2.4 km SE
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An Riabhachan NE Top Mountain, Highland3.1 km W
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Creag Dubh Mountain, Highland3.4 km NE
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Carn na Seile Leithe Mountain, Highland3.8 km NE
Sources & licences
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