- Elevation
- 391 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport65 km
- INV Inverness Airport78 km
About Creag an Lochain
Creag an Lochain is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 391 m. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Creag Liath and Cnoc an Liath-bhaid Mhoir.
Photos of Creag an Lochain
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Ben Armine Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Creag an Lochain
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 140 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- November (140 mm)
- Driest month
- May (70 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) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 127 | 90 | 113 | 74 | 70 | 78 | 84 | 96 | 119 | 131 | 140 | 127 |
How to get to Creag an Lochain
The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 65 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 172 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 65 kmeast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 78 kmsouth
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 107 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 172 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 209 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 261 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 265 kmsouth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 395 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Creag an Lochain
Within 100 km: 55 historic and cultural sites, 2,102 natural sites, 609 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km241 places
- Eilean nam Meann Island 5 kmN
- Eilean a' Bhreac-achaidh Island 9 kmNW
- Eilean Poll an Lòinein Island 11 kmNW
- Eilean Ceann na Coille Island 13 kmNW
25–60 km1,032 places
- Clett Island 55 kmNE
- Eilean nan Ron Island 37 kmN
- Rabbit Islands Island 36 kmNW
- Neave Island Island 36 kmN
60–100 km1,493 places
- Hoy Island 83 kmNE
- Flotta Island 89 kmNE
- Findlays Seat Mountain 93 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 93 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Creag Liath Mountain, Highland1 km W
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Cnoc an Liath-bhaid Mhoir Mountain, Highland1.1 km SE
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Creag an t-Socaich Mountain, Highland1.9 km NE
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Creag an Alltan Fhearna Mountain, Highland2.3 km N
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Cnoc a' Chrom-uillt Mountain, Highland2.8 km NW
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Meall an t-Socaich Mountain, Highland3.3 km NE
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Loch an Alltain Fhearna Lake, Highland3 km N
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Cnoc an t-Sithein Mountain, Highland3.5 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Ben Armine Mountain, Highland6.3 km SW
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Cnoc Uidh a' Chlarain Mountain, Highland4.3 km N
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Carn nan Ceannaichean Mountain, Highland5.1 km S
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The Achin Mountain, Highland5.2 km E
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Tomich Mountain, Highland6.4 km SE
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Cnoc Preas an Tairbh Mountain, Highland6.4 km S
Sources & licences
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