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Creag Liath

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°26′25″ N 4°41′15″ W

Map showing the location of Creag Liath Creag Liath
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
281 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Culligran
1.1 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport40 km
SYY Stornoway Airport130 km

About Creag Liath

Creag Liath is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 281 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Creag Ard Mhor and Carn an Sgoltaidh.

Climate of Creag Liath

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 258 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (274 mm)
Driest month
May (108 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)6°6°7°10°13°15°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)274185222116108114122146209240258262

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Creag Liath

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 40 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 150 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 40 kmeast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 130 kmnorthwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 148 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 150 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 160 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 177 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 189 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 326 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Creag Liath

Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 4,546 natural sites, 987 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km411 places

  • Moy Island Island 16 kmNE
  • Eilean Aigas Island 8 kmE
  • Eilean nan Uan Island 16 kmN
  • Eilean an Daraich Island 18 kmN

25–60 km1,796 places

  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 56 kmNW
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 57 kmNW
  • Eilean Donan Island 54 kmW
  • An Garbh-eilean Island 58 kmW

60–100 km3,368 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 95 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 83 kmW
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 90 kmE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 90 kmE

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