- Elevation
- 303 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport54 km
- INV Inverness Airport80 km
About Creag na Caorach
Creag na Caorach is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 303 m. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc na Fliuch-airigh and Kinbrace Hill.
Climate of Creag na Caorach
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 129 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- November (129 mm)
- Driest month
- May (67 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) | 4° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 118 | 84 | 106 | 70 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 89 | 111 | 122 | 129 | 117 |
How to get to Creag na Caorach
The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 54 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 165 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 54 kmnortheast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 80 kmsouth
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 98 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 165 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 207 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 260 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 267 kmsouth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 392 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Creag na Caorach
Within 100 km: 61 historic and cultural sites, 1,988 natural sites, 599 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km224 places
- Eilean nam Meann Island 14 kmW
- Eilean a' Bhreac-achaidh Island 20 kmW
- Eilean Poll an Lòinein Island 21 kmW
- Eilean Ceann na Coille Island 21 kmNW
25–60 km728 places
- Clett Island 47 kmNE
- Eilean nan Ron Island 41 kmNW
- Rabbit Islands Island 41 kmNW
- Neave Island Island 39 kmNW
60–100 km1,696 places
- Hoy Island 76 kmNE
- Flotta Island 80 kmNE
- Findlays Seat Mountain 88 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 83 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnoc na Fliuch-airigh Mountain, Highland2.4 km E
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Kinbrace Hill Mountain, Highland2.4 km SE
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Cnoc Dail-chairn Mountain, Highland3.4 km SW
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An Cnoc Buidhe Mountain, Highland3.9 km S
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Loch Arichlinie Lake, Highland4 km NW
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Cnoc Feith na Fola Mountain, Highland5 km SW
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Loch an Ruathair Lake, Highland5 km N
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Cnoc Ach'na h-Uai' Mountain, Highland5.7 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Borrobol Hill Mountain, Highland5.9 km S
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Cnoc Coire na Fearna Mountain, Highland6.4 km E
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Ben Griam Beg Mountain, Highland11 km NW -
Creag Sail a' Bhathaich Mountain, Highland6.7 km N
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Knockfin Heights Mountain, Highland6.8 km NE
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The Achin Mountain, Highland6.9 km W
Sources & licences
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