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Mountain

Garbh Chioch Mhor

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°00′31″ N 5°26′40″ W

Garbh Chioch Mhor
Eric Gunstensen · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
1,013 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sourlies
3.5 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport103 km
TRE Tiree Airport104 km

About Garbh Chioch Mhor

Garbh Chioch Mhor is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 1,013 m.

From Wikipedia

Garbh Chioch Mhor (1013 m) is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It lies in the Lochaber region, between Loch Nevis and Loch Quoich. A very rocky and remote mountain, it is usually climbed in conjunction with its higher neighbour Sgurr na Ciche. Walks usually start from Loch Arkaig several miles to the east.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
168 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Garbh Chioch Mhor

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 308 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
January (319 mm)
Driest month
May (121 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Garbh Chioch Mhor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°2°5°9°10°12°12°9°6°3°1°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-3°-2°1°3°5°5°3°1°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)319210264141121130149173255287308311

How to get to Garbh Chioch Mhor

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 103 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 147 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 103 kmnortheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 104 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 121 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 147 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 163 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 182 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 203 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 270 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Garbh Chioch Mhor

Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 4,424 natural sites, 1,317 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km526 places

  • Sandaig Islands Island 23 kmNW
  • Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 17 kmNW
  • An t-Eilean Meadhoin Island 21 kmW
  • Eilean Tioram Island 16 kmNW

25–60 km1,915 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 59 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 56 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 46 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 45 kmNW

60–100 km3,341 places

  • Hebrides Island 83 kmW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 90 kmNW
  • Scarba Island 93 kmS
  • Clett Island 92 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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