- Elevation
- 858 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport61 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport94 km
About Meall Glac an Ruighe
Meall Glac an Ruighe is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 858 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Meall a' Choire Ghlais and Eididh nan Clach Geala.
Photos of Meall Glac an Ruighe
Climate of Meall Glac an Ruighe
This month · November
A wet month
Day 4° · Night -2° · Rain 289 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- January (290 mm)
- Driest month
- May (122 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -3° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -2° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 290 | 203 | 248 | 140 | 122 | 131 | 142 | 168 | 236 | 271 | 289 | 282 |
How to get to Meall Glac an Ruighe
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 61 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 186 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 61 kmsoutheast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 94 kmnorthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 128 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 186 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 192 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 223 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 234 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 365 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall Glac an Ruighe
Within 100 km: 47 historic and cultural sites, 3,604 natural sites, 936 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km349 places
- Isle Martin Island 23 kmNW
- Eilean Dubh Island 24 kmN
- Eilean Gill a' Bhalgionn Island 22 kmE
- Eilean a' Chroisg Island 17 kmN
25–60 km1,781 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 37 kmNW
- Eilean Dubh Island 55 kmN
- Moy Island Island 39 kmSE
- Tanera More Island 35 kmNW
60–100 km2,457 places
- Isle of Skye Island 99 kmSW
- Island of Raasay Island 85 kmSW
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 99 kmE
- Scalpay Island 88 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Inverlael Village, Highland7.7 km W
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Inverbroom Village, Highland8.3 km SW
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Balblair Village, Highland8.3 km W
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Lael Forest Village, Highland8.5 km SW
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Ardcharnich Village, Highland9.5 km W -
Croftown Village, Highland9 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Meall a' Choire Ghlais Mountain, Highland0.9 km E
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Eididh nan Clach Geala Mountain, Highland2.1 km S -
A'Chaoirnichain Sgeirich Mountain, Highland1.3 km SW
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Toman Coinich Mountain, Highland1.9 km SE
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Carn Mor Mountain, Highland2 km W
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Meall nan Ceapraichean Mountain, Highland3.7 km S -
Seana Bhraigh South Top Mountain, Highland2.5 km NE
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Creag Dhubh Mountain, Highland3 km N
Sources & licences
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