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Mountain

Creag an Loin

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°04′55″ N 4°09′05″ W

Map showing the location of Creag an Loin Creag an Loin
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
547 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Newtonmore
2.6 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport52 km
DND Dundee Airport98 km

About Creag an Loin

Creag an Loin is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 547 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Creag nan Abhag and Glac a' Chaise.

Climate of Creag an Loin

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (187 mm)
Driest month
April (77 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 Loin
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°8°12°14°16°15°13°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°7°5°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)18711913877848287100133155159161

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Creag an Loin

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 52 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (119 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 99 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 52 kmnorth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 98 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 119 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 99 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 125 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 136 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 139 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 283 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Creag an Loin

Within 100 km: 64 historic and cultural sites, 4,637 natural sites, 906 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km407 places

  • Eilean an Righ Island 24 kmSW
  • Eilean na Cluanaich Island 4 kmSE
  • Eilean nan Con Island 24 kmSW
  • Tom Dubh Island 14 kmE

25–60 km1,742 places

  • Moy Island Island 57 kmNW
  • Eilean Aigas Island 47 kmNW
  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 38 kmW
  • Eilean nan Faoileag Island 35 kmN

60–100 km3,458 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 79 kmNE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 88 kmNE
  • Eriska Island 98 kmSW
  • Shuna Island Island 93 kmSW

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