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Mountain

Garbh-chnoc nan Ealachan

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°26′27″ N 4°15′47″ W

Map showing the location of Garbh-chnoc nan Ealachan Garbh-chnoc nan Ealachan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
234 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rhefail
6.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport68 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport98 km

About Garbh-chnoc nan Ealachan

Garbh-chnoc nan Ealachan is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 234 m. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Loch nan Ealachan and Druim Meleag.

Climate of Garbh-chnoc nan Ealachan

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 146 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (146 mm)
Driest month
May (70 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 Garbh-chnoc nan Ealachan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°12°14°15°15°13°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)128911147570798699125136146131

How to get to Garbh-chnoc nan Ealachan

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 68 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 193 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 68 kmeast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 98 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 101 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 193 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 233 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 285 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 287 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Garbh-chnoc nan Ealachan

Within 100 km: 51 historic and cultural sites, 1,794 natural sites, 552 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km271 places

  • Eilean nan Ron Island 14 kmN
  • Rabbit Islands Island 12 kmNW
  • Neave Island Island 12 kmN
  • Eilean Iosal Island 15 kmN

25–60 km944 places

  • Clett Island 47 kmNE
  • Eilean Dubh Island 54 kmW
  • Whale Islet Island 51 kmW
  • Meall Mòr Island 58 kmW

60–100 km1,182 places

  • Hoy Island 72 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 80 kmNE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 87 kmNE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 99 kmSE

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