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Creag an Dearg Lochain

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°04′37″ N 4°24′42″ W

Map showing the location of Creag an Dearg Lochain Creag an Dearg Lochain
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
814 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Shirramore
4.9 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport56 km
DND Dundee Airport110 km

About Creag an Dearg Lochain

Creag an Dearg Lochain is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 814 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Carn Fraoich and Geal Charn.

Climate of Creag an Dearg Lochain

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 231 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
January (264 mm)
Driest month
June (107 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 Dearg Lochain
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°3°6°10°12°14°13°11°7°4°2°
Average low (°C)-3°-4°-3°-1°1°4°6°6°4°2°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)264172203109109107114135189221231237

How to get to Creag an Dearg Lochain

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 56 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (134 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 111 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 56 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 110 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 134 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 111 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 135 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 140 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 146 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 292 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Creag an Dearg Lochain

Within 100 km: 57 historic and cultural sites, 4,891 natural sites, 1,061 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km458 places

  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 22 kmW
  • Bàn Eilean Island 14 kmNW
  • Eilean an Righ Island 14 kmS
  • Eilean na Cluanaich Island 19 kmE

25–60 km1,763 places

  • Moy Island Island 54 kmN
  • Eilean Aigas Island 41 kmN
  • Eilean Molach Island 55 kmS
  • Eilean nan Uan Island 57 kmN

60–100 km3,788 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 91 kmNE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 99 kmNE
  • Scalpay Island 98 kmW
  • Eriska Island 86 kmSW

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