Cruach nan Caorach, Highland — Elevation and map

About Cruach nan Caorach

Cruach nan Caorach is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 504 m. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Gaire and Eileanan Comhlach.

Photos of Cruach nan Caorach

Rois-bheinn John Allan · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Cruach nan Caorach

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 2° · Rain 267 mm

Hottest month: July (day 15°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: January (278 mm)
Driest month: May (105 mm)

4° 0°

6° 1°

8° 2°

11° 4°

13° 7°

15° 9°

15° 8°

12° 7°

9° 4°

6° 2°

4° 0°

Jan

278

Feb

176

Mar

223

Apr

125

May

105

Jun

113

Jul

135

Aug

160

Sep

228

Oct

250

Nov

267

Dec

266

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 nan Caorach
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	4°	6°	8°	11°	13°	15°	15°	12°	9°	6°	4°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	2°	4°	7°	9°	8°	7°	4°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	278	176	223	125	105	113	135	160	228	250	267	266

How to get to Cruach nan Caorach

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 84 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 134 km to the southeast.

Airports

Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 84 kmsouthwest
Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 114 kmwest
Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 126 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 134 kmsoutheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 166 kmeast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 177 kmsoutheast
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 217 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 246 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Cruach nan Caorach

Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 4,132 natural sites, 1,315 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km518 places

Oronsay Island 25 kmSW
Eilean Shona Island 15 kmW
Samalaman Island Island 13 kmNW
Luinga Mhòr Island 22 kmNW

25–60 km1,809 places

Eigg Island 35 kmW
Scalpay Island 58 kmN
Eriska Island 33 kmSE
Dùn Mòr Island 59 kmNW

60–100 km3,151 places

Hebrides Island 75 kmW
Isle of Skye Island 67 kmNW
Island of Raasay Island 70 kmNW
Colonsay Island 90 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Polloch Village, Highland
5.1 km S
Scamodale Village, Highland
5.2 km E
Dalelia Village, Highland
6.5 km SW
Strontian Village, Highland
12 km S
Kinlochmoidart Village, Highland
8.1 km W
Acharacle Village, Highland
13 km SW

Cruach nan Caorach

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Beinn Gaire Mountain, Highland
1.5 km NW
Eileanan Comhlach Island, Highland
1.7 km SE
Beinn an t-Samhainn Mountain, Highland
2.1 km E
Mam na Luirg Mountain, Highland
2.5 km N
Fireach Dubh Mountain, Highland
2.5 km SW
Eilean Mhic Dhomhnuill Dhuibh Island, Highland
3 km E
Loch Shiel Lake, Highland
3.1 km SE
Creag nan Lochan Mountain, Highland
3.6 km SW