Creag Marail, Highland — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Creag Marail

Creag Marail is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 264 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include River Helmsdale and Eldrable Hill.

Photos of Creag Marail

Beinn Mhealaich Alan Stewart · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Creag Marail

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 116 mm

Hottest month: July (day 16°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: November (116 mm)
Driest month: May (60 mm)

5° 0°

7° 1°

9° 2°

12° 4°

14° 7°

16° 9°

13° 7°

11° 5°

7° 2°

5° 0°

Jan

108

Feb

77

Mar

96

Apr

62

May

60

Jun

68

Jul

72

Aug

82

Sep

101

Oct

111

Nov

116

Dec

106

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 Marail
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	7°	9°	12°	14°	16°	16°	13°	11°	7°	5°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	2°	4°	7°	9°	9°	7°	5°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	108	77	96	62	60	68	72	82	101	111	116	106

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Creag Marail

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 51 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 144 km to the southeast.

Airports

Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 51 kmnortheast
Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 68 kmsouth
Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 103 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 144 kmsoutheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 189 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 243 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 254 kmsouth
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 373 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Creag Marail

Within 100 km: 55 historic and cultural sites, 2,207 natural sites, 584 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km130 places

Eilean nam Faoileag Island 19 kmSW
Loch an Tubairnaich Lake 15 kmSW
Loch Scalabsdale Lake 10 kmNW
Loch an Ruathair Lake 25 kmNW

25–60 km658 places

Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 51 kmSE
Clett Island 56 kmN
Neave Island Island 60 kmNW
Glass Islands Island 55 kmN

60–100 km2,058 places

Hoy Island 84 kmN
Flotta Island 86 kmN
Findlays Seat Mountain 68 kmSE
Hesta Head Natural site 86 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Helmsdale Village, Highland
1.5 km SE
Marrel Village, Highland
1.1 km NE
Gartymore Village, Highland
1.6 km S
Portgower Village, Highland
2.8 km S
Navidale Village, Highland
2.4 km E
Culgower Village, Highland
5.4 km SW

Creag Marail

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

River Helmsdale River, Highland
0.9 km SE
Eldrable Hill Mountain, Highland
2.6 km W
Caen Burn River, Highland
1.3 km NE
Creag Thoraraidh Mountain, Highland
3.8 km NE
Beinn Mhealaich Mountain, Highland
5.4 km W
Ord of Caithness Mountain, Highland
4.7 km E
Cnoc na Maoile Mountain, Highland
5.1 km N
Cnoc Coir a' Phuill Mountain, Highland
5.3 km NE