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Creag Liath

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°04′43″ N 4°12′22″ W

Map showing the location of Creag Liath Creag Liath
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
743 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Newtonmore
5.4 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport53 km
DND Dundee Airport100 km

About Creag Liath

Creag Liath is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 743 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Creag na h-Iolaire and Glac a' Chaise.

Climate of Creag Liath

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 210 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
January (243 mm)
Driest month
June (100 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 Liath
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°3°6°10°13°14°14°11°8°4°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-2°-1°2°5°7°7°5°2°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)243158186103105100107125173204210214

How to get to Creag Liath

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 53 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (122 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 101 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 53 kmnorth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 100 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 122 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 101 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 128 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 135 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 140 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 285 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Creag Liath

Within 100 km: 59 historic and cultural sites, 4,705 natural sites, 935 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km429 places

  • Eilean an Righ Island 21 kmSW
  • Eilean na Cluanaich Island 6 kmE
  • Eilean nan Con Island 21 kmSW
  • Tom Dubh Island 18 kmE

25–60 km1,723 places

  • Moy Island Island 57 kmN
  • Eilean Aigas Island 45 kmNW
  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 35 kmW
  • Eilean nan Faoileag Island 34 kmN

60–100 km3,547 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 81 kmNE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 90 kmNE
  • Eriska Island 96 kmSW
  • Shuna Island Island 90 kmSW

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