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Meall Glac an Ruighe

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°49′53″ N 4°55′25″ W

Map showing the location of Meall Glac an Ruighe Meall Glac an Ruighe
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
858 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Inverlael
7.7 km W
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.

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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Climate of Meall Glac an Ruighe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)290203248140122131142168236271289282

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

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