- Elevation
- 537 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport49 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport106 km
About Meall an Torcain
Meall an Torcain is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 537 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Strath Vaich and Meall Coire nan Laogh.
Photos of Meall an Torcain
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Am Faochagach Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Meall an Torcain
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 267 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (269 mm)
- Driest month
- May (114 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° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 269 | 190 | 228 | 130 | 114 | 124 | 134 | 158 | 219 | 252 | 267 | 260 |
How to get to Meall an Torcain
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 49 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 175 km to the east.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 49 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 106 kmnorthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 131 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 175 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 177 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 208 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 219 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 354 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall an Torcain
Within 100 km: 45 historic and cultural sites, 3,897 natural sites, 931 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km398 places
- Moy Island Island 24 kmSE
- Eilean na Faoileig Island 20 kmE
- Eilean nan Uan Island 19 kmSE
- Eilean an Daraich Island 17 kmSE
25–60 km1,792 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 51 kmNW
- Tanera More Island 49 kmNW
- Summer Isles Island 49 kmNW
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 40 kmW
60–100 km2,683 places
- Isle of Skye Island 98 kmSW
- Island of Raasay Island 84 kmSW
- Findlays Seat Mountain 97 kmE
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 91 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Inchbae Lodge Village, Highland8 km SE
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Lochluichart Village, Highland9.4 km S
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Garbat Village, Highland11 km SE
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Grudie Village, Highland11 km S
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Garve Village, Highland13 km SE -
Achanalt Village, Highland13 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Strath Vaich Natural site, Highland2.4 km E
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Meall Coire nan Laogh Mountain, Highland2.2 km N
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Tom Ban Mor Mountain, Highland2.9 km NW
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Cnoc a' Chaisteil Mountain, Highland3.2 km NE
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Cnoc na h-Iolare Mountain, Highland3.4 km NE
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Meall Daimh Mountain, Highland3.9 km W
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Meall na Speireig Mountain, Highland4 km SW
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Meallan Caoruinn Mountain, Highland4 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Am Faochagach Mountain, Highland7.2 km NW
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Meallan Donn Mountain, Highland4.1 km NE
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Creag Bhreac Mhor Mountain, Highland4.1 km E
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Meall nan Caorach Mountain, Highland4.2 km S
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Sron Liath Mountain, Highland4.4 km NW
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Strath Rannoch Natural site, Highland6.5 km E
Sources & licences
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