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Meall a' Chaorainn Mor

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°59′51″ N 4°29′52″ W

Map showing the location of Meall a' Chaorainn Mor Meall a' Chaorainn Mor
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
892 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Melgarve
3 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport66 km
DND Dundee Airport109 km

About Meall a' Chaorainn Mor

Meall a' Chaorainn Mor is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 892 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Stob Coire Dubh and Creag Liath.

Climate of Meall a' Chaorainn Mor

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 219 mm

Hottest month
July (day 13°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
January (255 mm)
Driest month
June (99 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 Meall a' Chaorainn Mor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°2°5°9°11°13°12°10°6°3°1°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-3°-2°1°4°6°6°4°1°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)25516318910010499107128180212219226

How to get to Meall a' Chaorainn Mor

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 66 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (125 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 110 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 66 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 109 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 125 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 110 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 127 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 141 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 146 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 282 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Meall a' Chaorainn Mor

Within 100 km: 55 historic and cultural sites, 4,964 natural sites, 1,123 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km439 places

  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 19 kmNW
  • Bàn Eilean Island 18 kmN
  • Eilean nan Sasunnach Island 22 kmW
  • Eilean an Tuilaich Island 19 kmSW

25–60 km1,877 places

  • Eilean Aigas Island 49 kmN
  • Eilean Molach Island 45 kmS
  • Eilean na Craoibhe Island 59 kmSW
  • Eilean nan Faoileag Island 45 kmN

60–100 km3,826 places

  • Scalpay Island 95 kmW
  • Oronsay Island 95 kmSW
  • Eriska Island 76 kmSW
  • Moy Island Island 62 kmN

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