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Creag an Achaidh Mhoir

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°20′17″ N 4°23′04″ W

Map showing the location of Creag an Achaidh Mhoir Creag an Achaidh Mhoir
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
232 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Grumbeg
3.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport77 km
INV Inverness Airport91 km

About Creag an Achaidh Mhoir

Creag an Achaidh Mhoir is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 232 m. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Staing and Cnoc Bad na Gallaig.

Climate of Creag an Achaidh Mhoir

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (159 mm)
Driest month
May (75 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 an Achaidh Mhoir
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°12°14°15°15°13°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)1399912481758592106135149159142

How to get to Creag an Achaidh Mhoir

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 77 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 190 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 77 kmeast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 91 kmsouth
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 110 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 190 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 225 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 275 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 275 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Creag an Achaidh Mhoir

Within 100 km: 53 historic and cultural sites, 1,994 natural sites, 593 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km314 places

  • Eilean nan Ron Island 24 kmN
  • Rabbit Islands Island 22 kmN
  • Neave Island Island 24 kmN
  • Eilean a’ Chaoil Island 24 kmN

25–60 km1,182 places

  • Clett Island 59 kmNE
  • Eilean Dubh Island 45 kmW
  • Whale Islet Island 45 kmW
  • Soyea Island Island 59 kmW

60–100 km1,144 places

  • Hoy Island 85 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 92 kmNE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 99 kmNE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 95 kmSE

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