- Elevation
- 197 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport85 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport114 km
About Glen Spean
Glen Spean is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland.
The River Spean flows from Loch Laggan in a westerly direction to join the River Lochy at Gairlochy in the Great Glen in the West Highlands of Scotland. Major tributaries of the Spean include the left-bank Abhainn Ghuilbinn and River Treig, the right-bank River Roy and the left-bank river known as The Cour. The river is accompanied by the A86 road for almost its entire length, running from (upper) Loch Laggan west to Spean Bridge.
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Climate of Glen Spean
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 248 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (280 mm)
- Driest month
- June (106 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 280 | 180 | 215 | 110 | 107 | 106 | 118 | 140 | 204 | 233 | 248 | 260 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Glen Spean
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 85 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (114 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 117 km to the south.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 85 kmnortheast
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 114 kmsouth
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 116 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 117 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 118 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 141 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 164 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 265 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glen Spean
Within 100 km: 51 historic and cultural sites, 5,066 natural sites, 1,280 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km395 places
- Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 21 kmN
- Eilean nan Sasunnach Island 21 kmN
- Eilean an Tuilaich Island 1 kmE
- Eilean na Fead Island 5 kmNW
25–60 km2,071 places
- Eriska Island 56 kmSW
- Shuna Island Island 51 kmSW
- Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 60 kmNW
- Fraoch Eilean Island 59 kmS
60–100 km3,931 places
- Island of Raasay Island 97 kmNW
- Eigg Island 86 kmW
- Scarba Island 98 kmSW
- Scalpay Island 87 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean an Tuilaich Island, Highland1 km E
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Meall Laire Mountain, Highland1.7 km SE
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Eilean Achnacochine Island, Highland1.8 km W
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Creag Dhubh Mountain, Highland2.2 km N
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Dun Dearg Mountain, Highland2.3 km E
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Allt Làire River, Highland1 km E
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Creag Chonochair Mountain, Highland2.9 km NE
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Eilean Achluachrach Island, Highland2.6 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Stob a' Choire Mheadhoin Mountain, Highland6.6 km S -
Stob Coire Sgriodain Mountain, Highland6.7 km SE -
Stob Coire Easain Mountain, Highland7.4 km S -
Gleann Glas Dhoire Natural site, Highland3.7 km N
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Chno Dearg Mountain, Highland8 km SE -
Stob Choire Claurigh Mountain, Highland9 km SW
Sources & licences
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