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Mountain

Creag a' Ghoirtein

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°25′20″ N 4°44′29″ W

Map showing the location of Creag a' Ghoirtein Creag a' Ghoirtein
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
256 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Culligran
3.2 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport44 km
SYY Stornoway Airport129 km

About Creag a' Ghoirtein

Creag a' Ghoirtein is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 256 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Pollcherian and Carn Ban.

Climate of Creag a' Ghoirtein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 258 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (274 mm)
Driest month
May (108 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 Creag a' Ghoirtein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°16°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)274185222116108114122146209240258262

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Creag a' Ghoirtein

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 44 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 151 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 44 kmeast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 129 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 150 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 151 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 162 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 176 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 189 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 323 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Creag a' Ghoirtein

Within 100 km: 44 historic and cultural sites, 4,559 natural sites, 989 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km426 places

  • Moy Island Island 20 kmNE
  • Eilean Aigas Island 11 kmE
  • Eilean nan Uan Island 19 kmNE
  • Eilean an Daraich Island 21 kmN

25–60 km1,872 places

  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 54 kmNW
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 56 kmNW
  • Eilean Donan Island 50 kmW
  • An Garbh-eilean Island 55 kmW

60–100 km3,294 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 92 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 80 kmW
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 94 kmE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 93 kmE

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