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Meall Coire na Gaoithe'n Ear

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°02′23″ N 5°30′59″ W

Map showing the location of Meall Coire na Gaoithe'n Ear Meall Coire na Gaoithe'n Ear
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
801 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Barrisdale
3 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport102 km
INV Inverness Airport105 km

About Meall Coire na Gaoithe'n Ear

Meall Coire na Gaoithe'n Ear is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 801 m. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (102 km). Nearby sights include Luinne Bheinn and Druim Leac a' Shith.

Climate of Meall Coire na Gaoithe'n Ear

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 296 mm

Hottest month
July (day 13°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (301 mm)
Driest month
May (116 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 Coire na Gaoithe'n Ear
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°4°6°10°12°13°13°11°7°4°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-2°-1°2°5°7°6°5°2°-1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)301195246135116126144167248277296295

How to get to Meall Coire na Gaoithe'n Ear

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 102 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 152 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 102 kmsouthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 105 kmnortheast
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 117 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 152 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 168 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 187 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 208 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 273 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Meall Coire na Gaoithe'n Ear

Within 100 km: 40 historic and cultural sites, 4,258 natural sites, 1,283 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km547 places

  • Sandaig Islands Island 18 kmNW
  • Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 12 kmNW
  • Ornsay Island 20 kmNW
  • An t-Eilean Meadhoin Island 18 kmSW

25–60 km1,827 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 53 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 51 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 43 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 39 kmNW

60–100 km3,207 places

  • Hebrides Island 79 kmW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 85 kmNW
  • Scarba Island 96 kmS
  • Clett Island 87 kmNW

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