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Cruach Mhalaig

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°00′33″ N 5°48′06″ W

Map showing the location of Cruach Mhalaig Cruach Mhalaig
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
203 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mallaig
1.9 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport87 km
BRR Barra Airport100 km

About Cruach Mhalaig

Cruach Mhalaig is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 203 m. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (87 km). Nearby sights include Creag a' Chait and Beinn nan Caorach.

Climate of Cruach Mhalaig

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 263 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (263 mm)
Driest month
May (98 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 Cruach Mhalaig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°15°16°16°14°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)26016420711398110126147223246263257

How to get to Cruach Mhalaig

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 87 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 159 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 87 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 100 kmwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 108 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 159 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 183 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 199 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 225 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 269 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Cruach Mhalaig

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 3,851 natural sites, 1,384 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km452 places

  • Sandaig Islands Island 19 kmN
  • Samalaman Island Island 18 kmS
  • Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 18 kmNE
  • Ornsay Island 16 kmN

25–60 km1,625 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 42 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 45 kmN
  • Eigg Island 25 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 32 kmN

60–100 km3,196 places

  • Hebrides Island 62 kmW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 74 kmNW
  • Scarba Island 92 kmS
  • Clett Island 77 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Mallaig Village, Inverness-shire
    1.9 km W
  • Malaig Bheag Neighbourhood, Highland
    0.6 km NW
  • Morar Village, Highland
    4.3 km S
  • Bracara Village, Highland
    5 km SE
  • Inverie Village, Highland
    7.9 km NE
  • Sandaig Village, Highland
    5.2 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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