- Elevation
- 463 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport72 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport83 km
About Meall an Eich Ghlais
Meall an Eich Ghlais is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 463 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Creag nan Speireag and Beinn Donuill.
Climate of Meall an Eich Ghlais
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 249 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- November (249 mm)
- Driest month
- May (102 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° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 236 | 165 | 200 | 116 | 102 | 114 | 125 | 147 | 204 | 233 | 249 | 236 |
How to get to Meall an Eich Ghlais
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 72 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 196 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 72 kmsoutheast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 83 kmnorthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 128 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 196 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 204 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 234 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 247 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 375 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall an Eich Ghlais
Within 100 km: 46 historic and cultural sites, 3,359 natural sites, 916 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km421 places
- Tanera More Island 24 kmW
- Isle Martin Island 12 kmW
- Horse Island Island 20 kmW
- Eilean Dubh Island 24 kmW
25–60 km1,660 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 27 kmNW
- Eilean Dubh Island 43 kmN
- Moy Island Island 51 kmSE
- Whale Islet Island 57 kmN
60–100 km2,240 places
- Island of Raasay Island 87 kmSW
- Scalpay Island 98 kmW
- Scalpay Island 92 kmSW
- Tannaraidh Island 85 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ullapool Village, Highland8.5 km W
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Leckmelm Village, Highland7.5 km SW -
Strathcanaird Village, Highland7.6 km NW
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Braes of Ullapool Neighbourhood, Highland7.5 km SW
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Ardcharnich Village, Highland9 km S -
Morefield Neighbourhood, Highland8.3 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Creag nan Speireag Mountain, Highland0.5 km NW
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Beinn Donuill Mountain, Highland2 km NW
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Meall Liath Choire Mountain, Highland2.1 km SE
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Meall nan Uan Mountain, Highland2.7 km SE
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Glen Achall Natural site, Highland3.4 km SE
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Creag Ghrianach Mountain, Highland3 km SE
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Cnoc a' Choilich Mountain, Highland3.8 km NW
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Rhidorroch Forest Natural site, Highland3.7 km E
Sources & licences
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