- Elevation
- 686 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport53 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport111 km
About Creag Ghlas
Creag Ghlas is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 686 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Sgurr a' Ghlas Leathaid and Meallan nan Uan.
Climate of Creag Ghlas
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 281 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- January (286 mm)
- Driest month
- May (114 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) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -2° | -1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 6° | 4° | 2° | -1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 286 | 199 | 239 | 131 | 114 | 124 | 136 | 160 | 229 | 264 | 281 | 279 |
How to get to Creag Ghlas
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 53 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 169 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 53 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 111 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 146 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 169 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 177 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 192 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 207 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 334 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Creag Ghlas
Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 4,253 natural sites, 985 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km399 places
- Moy Island Island 24 kmE
- Eilean nan Uan Island 19 kmE
- Eilean an Daraich Island 20 kmE
- Eilean a' Mhuillidh Island 17 kmS
25–60 km1,908 places
- Tanera More Island 59 kmNW
- Summer Isles Island 58 kmNW
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 37 kmNW
- Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 39 kmNW
60–100 km2,973 places
- Isle of Skye Island 84 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 71 kmW
- Scalpay Island 70 kmSW
- Eilean a' Char Island 61 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Scardroy Village, Highland4.7 km SW
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Milton Village, Highland5.9 km E
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Achanalt Village, Highland7.1 km N -
Dalnacroich Village, Highland7.2 km E
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Bridgend Village, Highland7.9 km E
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Achlorachan Village, Highland8.3 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sgurr a' Ghlas Leathaid Mountain, Highland1.7 km N
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Meallan nan Uan Mountain, Highland1.8 km E
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Cnap na Feola Mountain, Highland1.9 km SW
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Sgurr a' Mhuilinn Mountain, Highland2.1 km NE
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Sgurr a' Choire-rainich Mountain, Highland2.2 km N
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Meall na Faochaig Mountain, Highland2.5 km SE
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Creag Ruadh Mountain, Highland3.2 km E
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Carn an Leanaidh Mountain, Highland3.6 km W
Sources & licences
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