- Elevation
- 393 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport43 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport123 km
About Meall Cosach
Meall Cosach is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 393 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Glen Orrin and Meall Riabhach.
Photos of Meall Cosach
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Sgurr na Ruaidhe Stuart Meek · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Meall Cosach
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 258 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- January (274 mm)
- Driest month
- May (108 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) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 274 | 185 | 222 | 116 | 108 | 114 | 122 | 146 | 209 | 240 | 258 | 262 |
How to get to Meall Cosach
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 43 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 158 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 43 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 123 kmnorthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 146 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 158 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 165 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 184 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 197 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 331 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall Cosach
Within 100 km: 44 historic and cultural sites, 4,400 natural sites, 977 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km389 places
- Moy Island Island 16 kmNE
- Eilean Aigas Island 14 kmSE
- Eilean nan Uan Island 13 kmNE
- Eilean an Daraich Island 14 kmNE
25–60 km1,893 places
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 49 kmNW
- Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 51 kmNW
- Isle Martin Island 58 kmNW
- Eilean Donan Island 52 kmSW
60–100 km3,139 places
- Isle of Skye Island 92 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 79 kmW
- Findlays Seat Mountain 94 kmE
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 92 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Bridgend Village, Highland6.7 km N
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Achlorachan Village, Highland7.2 km N
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Dalnacroich Village, Highland7.4 km NW
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Culligran Village, Highland8.2 km SE
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Milton Village, Highland8.2 km NW
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Struy Village, Highland9.8 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Glen Orrin Natural site, Highland0.8 km N
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Meall Riabhach Mountain, Highland1.9 km N
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Creagan Aluinn Mountain, Highland2.1 km NW
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Creag na h-Iolaire Mountain, Highland2.2 km E
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Carn a' Bhainne Mountain, Highland2.4 km W
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Sgurr a' Ghlaisein Mountain, Highland2.7 km SE
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Carn a' Ghorm-locha Mountain, Highland3.4 km SE
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Druim Ballach Mountain, Highland3.4 km E
Sources & licences
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