- Elevation
- 897 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport74 km
- DND Dundee Airport94 km
About Meall Cruaidh
Meall Cruaidh is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 897 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Leacann na Sguabaich and The Fara South Top.
Photos of Meall Cruaidh
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Beinn Udlamain Mick Knapton · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
An Torc Graham Horn · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sgairneach Mhor Mick Knapton · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Geal Charn Thelma Smart · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Meall Cruaidh
This month · November
A wet month
Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 219 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- January (255 mm)
- Driest month
- June (99 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 10° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -3° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -2° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 255 | 163 | 189 | 100 | 104 | 99 | 107 | 128 | 180 | 212 | 219 | 226 |
How to get to Meall Cruaidh
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 74 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (114 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 96 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 74 kmnorth
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 94 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 114 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 96 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 115 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 127 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 139 kmeast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 274 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall Cruaidh
Within 100 km: 68 historic and cultural sites, 4,896 natural sites, 1,134 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km394 places
- Eilean an Tuilaich Island 24 kmW
- Eilean an Righ Island 10 kmNW
- Eilean nam Faoileag Island 24 kmS
- Eilean Beal na Gaoire Island 25 kmS
25–60 km1,914 places
- Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 33 kmNW
- Eilean Molach Island 40 kmSW
- Eilean nan Faoileag Island 54 kmN
- Bàn Eilean Island 33 kmNW
60–100 km3,790 places
- Eriska Island 77 kmSW
- Moy Island Island 74 kmN
- Shuna Island Island 73 kmSW
- Eilean Shona Island 94 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Dalwhinnie Village, Highland7.1 km NE -
Kinloch Laggan Village, Highland9.5 km NW
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Ardverikie Village, Highland9.7 km NW
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Achduchil Village, Highland12 km N
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Catlodge Village, Highland13 km NE
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Crathie Village, Highland13 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Leacann na Sguabaich Mountain, Highland1.4 km NE
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The Fara South Top Mountain, Highland2.7 km NE
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Meall Dubh Mountain, Highland3.1 km SW
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Geal-charn Mountain, Highland3.2 km SE
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Creagan Mor Mountain, Highland3.8 km E
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Meall Beag Mountain, Highland3.8 km SW
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The Fara Mountain, Highland4 km NE
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Beinn Eilde Mountain, Highland4.4 km N
More nature in United Kingdom
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Geal Charn Mountain, Highland7.4 km W
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An Torc Mountain, Highland6.3 km SE
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Meallan Odhar Mountain, Highland5.2 km W
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A' Mharconaich Mountain, Highland5.3 km SE
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Bruach nan Iomairean Mountain, Highland5.5 km SE
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Creag nan Adhaircean Mountain, Highland5.5 km N
Sources & licences
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