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Cruach na Cuilidh Bige

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°47′59″ N 5°47′35″ W

Map showing the location of Cruach na Cuilidh Bige Cruach na Cuilidh Bige
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
238 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Acharacle
6.2 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport74 km
BRR Barra Airport104 km

About Cruach na Cuilidh Bige

Cruach na Cuilidh Bige is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 238 m. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Meall nam Fiannaidhean and Meall na h-Uamh.

Climate of Cruach na Cuilidh Bige

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 257 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (265 mm)
Driest month
May (99 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 na Cuilidh Bige
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°15°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°10°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)26516420811899106129154220240257252

How to get to Cruach na Cuilidh Bige

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 74 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 141 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 74 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 104 kmwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 122 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 141 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 177 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 186 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 228 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 245 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Cruach na Cuilidh Bige

Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 3,832 natural sites, 1,287 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km472 places

  • Oronsay Island 17 kmSW
  • Eilean Shona Island 5 kmW
  • Samalaman Island Island 6 kmN
  • Luinga Mhòr Island 14 kmNW

25–60 km1,650 places

  • Eigg Island 25 kmNW
  • Scalpay Island 55 kmN
  • Eriska Island 38 kmSE
  • Dùn Mòr Island 50 kmNW

60–100 km3,028 places

  • Hebrides Island 65 kmW
  • Isle of Skye Island 62 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 67 kmN
  • Colonsay Island 86 kmS

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