Gaor Bheinn, Highland — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Gaor Bheinn

Gaor Bheinn is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 987 m.

From Wikipedia

Gaor Bheinn, also known in English as Gulvain (Scottish Gaelic: Gadhail Bheinn), is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It is in Lochaber, south of Loch Arkaig and north of the road west of Fort William (from which it is usually climbed). It is composed of banded granite and shaped like a letter Y, with two tops connected by a ridge running from northeast to southwest, with the northern top 6 m higher than the one to the south. Crags drop at either end, and steep slopes fall away to either side.

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At a glance

Topographic prominence: 842 m

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Gaor Bheinn

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Climate of Gaor Bheinn

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 285 mm

Hottest month: July (day 12°)
Coldest month: February (night -4°)
Wettest month: January (302 mm)
Driest month: May (108 mm)

1° -4°

2° -4°

5° -2°

9° 1°

11° 3°

12° 5°

9° 3°

6° 1°

3° -2°

1° -4°

Jan

302

Feb

198

Mar

249

Apr

127

May

108

Jun

119

Jul

139

Aug

162

Sep

236

Oct

263

Nov

285

Dec

295

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

Climate of Gaor Bheinn
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	1°	1°	2°	5°	9°	11°	12°	12°	9°	6°	3°	1°
Average low (°C)	-4°	-4°	-4°	-2°	1°	3°	5°	5°	3°	1°	-2°	-4°
Precipitation (mm)	302	198	249	127	108	119	139	162	236	263	285	295

How to get to Gaor Bheinn

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 101 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (130 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 135 km to the southeast.

Airports

Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 101 kmnortheast
Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 109 kmsouthwest
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 130 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 135 kmsoutheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 151 kmeast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 169 kmsoutheast
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 195 kmeast
Belfast Population: 348K 264 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Gaor Bheinn

Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 4,767 natural sites, 1,337 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km449 places

Eilean Dubh Island 15 kmSW
Eilean Mòr Island 21 kmW
Eilean nam Paite Island 18 kmW
Eilean nan Corra-ghriodhach Island 20 kmW

25–60 km2,039 places

Eigg Island 54 kmW
Scalpay Island 57 kmNW
Oronsay Island 50 kmSW
Eriska Island 46 kmS

60–100 km3,652 places

Hebrides Island 93 kmW
Isle of Skye Island 71 kmNW
Island of Raasay Island 69 kmNW
Scarba Island 88 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Fassfern Village, Highland
8.8 km S
Glenfinnan Village, Highland
12 km SW
Kinlocheil Village, Highland
8.7 km S
Caol Village, Highland
16 km SE
Garvan Village, Highland
9.9 km S
Fort William Town, Inverness-shire
17 km SE

Gaor Bheinn

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Gulvain South Top Mountain, Highland
1.2 km SW
Gleann Camgharaidh Natural site, Highland
1.8 km NW
Gualann nan Osna Mountain, Highland
1.6 km W
Leac na Carnaich Mountain, Highland
2.8 km NW
Braigh nan Uamhachan Mountain, Highland
2.8 km W
Sron Liath Mountain, Highland
3.3 km SW
Meall a' Phubuill Mountain, Highland
3.4 km SE
Mullach Coire nan Geur-oirean West Top Mountain, Highland
3.4 km NE