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Cruach Thoraraidh

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°54′29″ N 5°38′14″ W

Map showing the location of Cruach Thoraraidh Cruach Thoraraidh
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
442 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lochailort
3.7 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport88 km
BRR Barra Airport111 km

About Cruach Thoraraidh

Cruach Thoraraidh is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 442 m. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (88 km). Nearby sights include Creag Bhan and Toraraidh Beag.

Climate of Cruach Thoraraidh

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 283 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (291 mm)
Driest month
May (108 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 Thoraraidh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°9°12°14°15°15°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)291187236129108119139163239264283283

How to get to Cruach Thoraraidh

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 88 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 144 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 88 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 111 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 119 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 144 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 170 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 184 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 217 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 258 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Cruach Thoraraidh

Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 4,166 natural sites, 1,283 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km523 places

  • Eilean Shona Island 20 kmSW
  • Samalaman Island Island 13 kmSW
  • Luinga Mhòr Island 18 kmW
  • Eilean Ighe Island 16 kmW

25–60 km1,775 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 57 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 59 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 32 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 47 kmNW

60–100 km3,187 places

  • Hebrides Island 72 kmW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 89 kmNW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 96 kmS
  • Scarba Island 81 kmS

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