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Meall a' Choire Leith

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°14′04″ N 4°51′20″ W

Map showing the location of Meall a' Choire Leith Meall a' Choire Leith
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
579 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cougie
3.8 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport59 km
SYY Stornoway Airport140 km

About Meall a' Choire Leith

Meall a' Choire Leith is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 579 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Clach-bheinn and Meall an Uillt Badan Laraich.

Climate of Meall a' Choire Leith

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 275 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (295 mm)
Driest month
May (109 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' Choire Leith
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°5°8°11°13°15°15°12°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°7°5°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)295195237120109116127151222254275284

How to get to Meall a' Choire Leith

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 59 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 143 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 59 kmnortheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 140 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 142 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 143 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 157 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 167 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 175 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 301 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Meall a' Choire Leith

Within 100 km: 47 historic and cultural sites, 4,768 natural sites, 1,099 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km451 places

  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 19 kmS
  • Bàn Eilean Island 18 kmSE
  • Eilean nan Sasunnach Island 19 kmS
  • Eilean na Cloinne Island 20 kmSW

25–60 km1,952 places

  • Moy Island Island 41 kmNE
  • Sandaig Islands Island 52 kmW
  • Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 47 kmW
  • Ornsay Island 57 kmW

60–100 km3,511 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 84 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 75 kmW
  • Eigg Island 88 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 68 kmW

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