- Elevation
- 637 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport41 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport114 km
About Gob a' Chairn
Gob a' Chairn is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 637 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Carn nan Con Ruadha and Carn Feur-lochan.
Photos of Gob a' Chairn
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Ben Wyvis - Glas Leathad Mor Graham Scott · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Gob a' Chairn
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 246 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (252 mm)
- Driest month
- May (109 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -2° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 252 | 176 | 211 | 121 | 109 | 118 | 127 | 149 | 202 | 232 | 246 | 241 |
How to get to Gob a' Chairn
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 41 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 166 km to the east.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 41 kmsoutheast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 114 kmnorthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 123 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 166 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 173 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 208 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 216 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 357 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gob a' Chairn
Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 3,817 natural sites, 918 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km374 places
- Moy Island Island 20 kmS
- Eilean na Faoileig Island 11 kmE
- Eilean nan Uan Island 17 kmS
- Eilean an Daraich Island 15 kmS
25–60 km1,649 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 58 kmNW
- Tanera More Island 55 kmNW
- Summer Isles Island 56 kmNW
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 50 kmW
60–100 km2,753 places
- Island of Raasay Island 93 kmSW
- Findlays Seat Mountain 88 kmE
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 81 kmE
- Scalpay Island 94 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Inchbae Lodge Village, Highland5 km SW
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Garbat Village, Highland6.4 km S
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Strathpeffer Village, Highland17 km S -
Dingwall Town, Highland19 km SE -
Garve Village, Highland12 km S -
Evanton Village, Highland19 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Carn nan Con Ruadha Mountain, Highland1.3 km NW
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Carn Feur-lochan Mountain, Highland1.5 km SE
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Carn Mor Mountain, Highland2 km S
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Meall nan Sac Mountain, Highland2.1 km W
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Carn Loch nan Amhaichean Mountain, Highland2.6 km NW
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Beinn nan Eun Mountain, Highland3.4 km NE
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Clach Sgoilte Mountain, Highland3.5 km N
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Strath Rannoch Natural site, Highland4.2 km SW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Ben Wyvis - Glas Leathad Mor Mountain, Highland6.4 km SE
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Druim Buidhe Mountain, Highland4.4 km SW
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Queen's Cairn Mountain, Highland4.4 km E
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Carn nan Aighean East Top Mountain, Highland4.8 km NW
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Strath Vaich Natural site, Highland7.2 km W
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Creag Bhreac Bheag Mountain, Highland5.1 km W
Sources & licences
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