- Elevation
- 655 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport92 km
- TRE Tiree Airport115 km
About Leac nan Gaidhseich
Leac nan Gaidhseich is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 655 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (92 km). Nearby sights include Meall an Uillt Bhain and Sgurr a' Mhaoraich.
Photos of Leac nan Gaidhseich
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Gleouraich Michael Graham · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gairich Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Buidhe Bheinn Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Creag nan Damh Chris Eilbeck · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Aonach air Chrith wfmillar · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Leac nan Gaidhseich
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 305 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (320 mm)
- Driest month
- May (119 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° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 320 | 211 | 266 | 139 | 119 | 127 | 145 | 169 | 250 | 282 | 305 | 311 |
How to get to Leac nan Gaidhseich
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 92 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 152 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 92 kmnortheast
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 115 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 129 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 152 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 160 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 182 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 196 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 280 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Leac nan Gaidhseich
Within 100 km: 40 historic and cultural sites, 4,489 natural sites, 1,229 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km511 places
- Sandaig Islands Island 24 kmW
- Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 18 kmW
- Eilean Donan Island 24 kmNW
- Eilean Tioram Island 16 kmW
25–60 km1,983 places
- Island of Raasay Island 55 kmNW
- Eigg Island 55 kmW
- Scalpay Island 45 kmNW
- Soay Island 55 kmW
60–100 km3,264 places
- Hebrides Island 91 kmW
- Isle of Skye Island 60 kmNW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 91 kmNW
- Oronsay Island 60 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Kinloch Hourn Village, Highland4.1 km NW -
Barrisdale Village, Highland12 km W
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Coille Mhorgil Village, Highland12 km E
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Corran Village, Highland14 km W
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Shiel Bridge Village, Highland15 km N -
Arnisdale Village, Highland15 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Meall an Uillt Bhain Mountain, Highland1.5 km NW
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Sgurr a' Mhaoraich Mountain, Highland1.7 km N
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Sgurr Coire nan Eiricheallach Mountain, Highland2 km NE
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Sgurr a' Mhaoraich Beag Mountain, Highland2 km NW
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Am Bathaich Mountain, Highland2.7 km N
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Buidhe Bheinn Mountain, Highland4.7 km NW
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Sgurr a' Chlaidheimh Mountain, Highland3.7 km SW
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Gleouraich Mountain, Highland5.5 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Sgurr an Doire Leathain Mountain, Highland5.9 km NE -
Sgurr an Lochain Mountain, Highland6 km N -
Creag nan Damh Mountain, Highland6.3 km N
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Gairich Mountain, Highland6.7 km SE
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Sgurr Thionail Mountain, Highland4 km N
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Sgurr Dubh Mountain, Highland4.4 km W
Sources & licences
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