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Mountain

Leac na Carnaich

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°57′01″ N 5°19′22″ W

Map showing the location of Leac na Carnaich Leac na Carnaich
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
569 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glenfinnan
12 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport101 km
TRE Tiree Airport107 km

About Leac na Carnaich

Leac na Carnaich is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 569 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (101 km). Nearby sights include Gleann Camgharaidh and Tom na h-Iolaire.

Climate of Leac na Carnaich

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 285 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (302 mm)
Driest month
May (108 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 Leac na Carnaich
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°5°8°11°13°15°14°12°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)302198249127108119139162236263285295

How to get to Leac na Carnaich

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 101 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 138 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 101 kmnortheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 107 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 129 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 138 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 153 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 172 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 197 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 265 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Leac na Carnaich

Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 4,689 natural sites, 1,328 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km471 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 15 kmSW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 25 kmW
  • Eilean Mòr Island 19 kmSW
  • Eilean nam Paite Island 17 kmSW

25–60 km2,020 places

  • Eigg Island 52 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 55 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 49 kmSW
  • Eriska Island 47 kmS

60–100 km3,562 places

  • Hebrides Island 91 kmW
  • Isle of Skye Island 68 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 66 kmNW
  • Scarba Island 89 kmS

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