- Elevation
- 590 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport46 km
- DND Dundee Airport120 km
About Leac nan Cisteachan
Leac nan Cisteachan is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 590 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Carn Tubhainn and Carn Gairbhthinn.
Climate of Leac nan Cisteachan
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 179 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- January (200 mm)
- Driest month
- April (82 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) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -3° | -2° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 3° | -1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 200 | 129 | 154 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 89 | 106 | 148 | 168 | 179 | 183 |
How to get to Leac nan Cisteachan
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 46 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (137 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 121 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 46 kmnortheast
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 120 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 137 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 121 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 143 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 149 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 159 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 303 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Leac nan Cisteachan
Within 100 km: 51 historic and cultural sites, 4,858 natural sites, 1,027 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km457 places
- Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 24 kmSW
- Eilean nan Faoileag Island 24 kmNE
- Bàn Eilean Island 10 kmSW
- Eilean na Faoileige Island 24 kmSW
25–60 km1,669 places
- Moy Island Island 40 kmN
- Eilean Aigas Island 28 kmN
- Eilean na Faoileig Island 56 kmN
- Eilean nan Uan Island 43 kmN
60–100 km3,810 places
- Island of Raasay Island 99 kmW
- Findlays Seat Mountain 86 kmNE
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 92 kmNE
- Scalpay Island 93 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Whitebridge Village, Highland3.1 km W
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Druim an Teampuill Village, Highland3.7 km N
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Glebe Village, Highland4 km N
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Foyers Village, Highland6.7 km N
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Stratherrick Village, Highland4.8 km W
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Lochgarthside Village, Highland5 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Carn Tubhainn Mountain, Highland0.7 km E
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Carn Gairbhthinn Mountain, Highland1 km NE
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Beinn Sgurrach Mountain, Highland1.3 km W
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Carn Doire nan Aighean Mountain, Highland1.3 km SE
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Carn Bhreabaig Mountain, Highland1.9 km NW
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Carn Ruigh na Creadha Mountain, Highland2 km SE
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Carn Suidhe Ghoiril Mountain, Highland2.6 km E
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Meall an Tarsaid Mountain, Highland2.6 km SW
Sources & licences
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