- Elevation
- 484 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport39 km
- INV Inverness Airport82 km
About Maiden Pap
Maiden Pap is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 484 m.
The Maiden Pap is a hill located in Caithness, Scotland. It is an inselberg, formed of Devonian conglomerates, rising steeply out of the surrounding plain and visible from as far away as Hoy and the Moray Firth. The Pap is so named because its shape resembles that of a human breast.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 169 m
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Maiden Pap
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 120 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- November (120 mm)
- Driest month
- May (62 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° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 3° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 110 | 81 | 98 | 67 | 62 | 67 | 72 | 83 | 103 | 114 | 120 | 110 |
How to get to Maiden Pap
The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 39 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 152 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 39 kmnortheast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 82 kmsouth
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 90 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 152 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 201 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 256 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 268 kmsouth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 384 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Scaraben Mountain, Highland3.1 km SE -
Conachreag Mountain, Highland2.1 km N
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Smean Mountain, Highland2.3 km SW
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Carn Mor Mountain, Highland2.5 km SW
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Sron Gharbh Mountain, Highland2.8 km S
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Sal-vaich Mountain, Highland3.5 km S
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Lochan nam Bò Riabhach Lake, Highland3.1 km NW
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East Scaraben Mountain, Highland3.7 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources