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Meall Coire nan Gamha

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°43′52″ N 5°00′41″ W

Map showing the location of Meall Coire nan Gamha Meall Coire nan Gamha
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
537 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Braemore
2.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport61 km
SYY Stornoway Airport95 km

About Meall Coire nan Gamha

Meall Coire nan Gamha is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 537 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Creag Dhubh and Meall Breac.

Climate of Meall Coire nan Gamha

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 281 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
December (night -2°)
Wettest month
November (281 mm)
Driest month
May (115 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 nan Gamha
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°13°15°15°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)278193235133115126138162230264281273

How to get to Meall Coire nan Gamha

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 61 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 187 km to the east.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 61 kmeast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 95 kmnorthwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 139 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 187 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 187 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 213 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 227 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 354 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Meall Coire nan Gamha

Within 100 km: 45 historic and cultural sites, 3,935 natural sites, 967 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km388 places

  • Eilean Dubh nan Con-easan Island 25 kmNW
  • Eilean na Craoibhe Island 22 kmSW
  • Eilean a' Chip Island 14 kmW
  • Eilean Criothuinn Island 12 kmSE

25–60 km1,788 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 41 kmNW
  • Moy Island Island 35 kmSE
  • Tanera More Island 39 kmNW
  • Summer Isles Island 39 kmNW

60–100 km2,771 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 88 kmSW
  • Island of Raasay Island 74 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 100 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 77 kmSW

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