- Elevation
- 503 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport69 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport86 km
About Meall Cruaidh
Meall Cruaidh is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 503 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Creagan na Radhairc and Glen Achall.
Climate of Meall Cruaidh
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 0° · 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° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 236 | 165 | 200 | 116 | 102 | 114 | 125 | 147 | 204 | 233 | 249 | 236 |
How to get to Meall Cruaidh
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 69 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 194 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 69 kmsoutheast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 86 kmnorthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 131 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 194 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 200 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 229 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 241 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 369 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall Cruaidh
Within 100 km: 46 historic and cultural sites, 3,569 natural sites, 919 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km404 places
- Isle Martin Island 15 kmNW
- Horse Island Island 22 kmNW
- Meall nan Gabhar Island 23 kmNW
- Sgurr nan Uan (Horse Island) Island 22 kmNW
25–60 km1,678 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 29 kmNW
- Eilean Dubh Island 49 kmN
- Moy Island Island 46 kmSE
- Tanera More Island 27 kmNW
60–100 km2,452 places
- Isle of Skye Island 97 kmSW
- Island of Raasay Island 82 kmSW
- Scalpay Island 97 kmW
- Scalpay Island 87 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Leckmelm Village, Highland3.1 km W -
Ardcharnich Village, Highland3.7 km SW -
Ullapool Village, Highland8 km W
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Ardindrean Village, Highland5.3 km SW
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Rhiroy Neighbourhood, Highland5.1 km W
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Loggie Village, Highland5.4 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Creagan na Radhairc Mountain, Highland1 km NE
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Glen Achall Natural site, Highland3.5 km NE
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Beinn Eilideach Mountain, Highland3.5 km W
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Creag Deabharan Mountain, Highland3.8 km S
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Loch Achall Lake, Highland3.5 km NW
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Meall na Moch-eirigh Mountain, Highland4 km E
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Reidh Chreagan Mountain, Highland4.2 km S
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Creag Ghrianach Mountain, Highland4.5 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Eididh nan Clach Geala Mountain, Highland8.9 km SE -
Glen Douchary Natural site, Highland6 km E
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Meall nan Uan Mountain, Highland4.7 km NE
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Creag a' Chait Mountain, Highland5 km NE
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Meall Liath Choire Mountain, Highland5.6 km NE
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Meall an Eich Ghlais Mountain, Highland5.9 km N
Sources & licences
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