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Meall a' Ghruididh

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°00′11″ N 4°28′38″ W

Map showing the location of Meall a' Ghruididh Meall a' Ghruididh
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
364 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lairg
5.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport57 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport96 km

About Meall a' Ghruididh

Meall a' Ghruididh is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 364 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc na Cloich-bhuaile and Cnoc na h-Iolaire.

Climate of Meall a' Ghruididh

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (172 mm)
Driest month
May (81 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' Ghruididh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°6°9°12°14°15°15°13°10°7°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)160114140878192100115147162172159

How to get to Meall a' Ghruididh

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 57 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 172 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 57 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 96 kmnortheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 112 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 172 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 193 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 238 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 241 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 381 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Meall a' Ghruididh

Within 100 km: 46 historic and cultural sites, 2,859 natural sites, 734 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km285 places

  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 11 kmSE
  • Eilean a' Chairn Island 5 kmNE
  • Eilean Gill a' Bhalgionn Island 15 kmS
  • Eilean na Craoibhe Island 5 kmNE

25–60 km1,582 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 57 kmW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 52 kmNW
  • Moy Island Island 50 kmS
  • Tanera More Island 55 kmW

60–100 km1,772 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 90 kmSE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 78 kmSE
  • Clett Island 88 kmNE
  • Whale Islet Island 62 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Lairg Village, Highland
    5.1 km NE
  • Claonel Village, Highland
    2.9 km E
  • Achany Village, Highland
    4.2 km SE
  • Salachadh Village, Highland
    3.7 km NE
  • Gruids Village, Highland
    4.1 km E
  • Tullich Village, Highland
    4.7 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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