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Meall Horn

Local name: Meall a' Chùirn

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°21′41″ N 4°49′04″ W

Map showing the location of Meall Horn Meall Horn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
777 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lone
5 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport90 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport101 km

About Meall Horn

Meall Horn is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 777 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (90 km). Nearby sights include Creagan Meall Horn and Sabhal Mor.

Climate of Meall Horn

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 187 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
December (night -4°)
Wettest month
November (187 mm)
Driest month
May (85 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 Horn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°3°6°9°11°12°12°10°7°4°2°
Average low (°C)-3°-4°-3°-1°1°4°6°6°4°2°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)165115146948597106123161179187168

How to get to Meall Horn

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 90 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 211 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 90 kmwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 101 kmeast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 102 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 211 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 238 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 280 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 286 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Meall Horn

Within 100 km: 30 historic and cultural sites, 2,004 natural sites, 614 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km481 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 20 kmW
  • Whale Islet Island 20 kmNW
  • Meall Mòr Island 24 kmW
  • Eilean Hoan Island 24 kmN

25–60 km909 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 53 kmSW
  • Tanera More Island 52 kmSW
  • Summer Isles Island 54 kmSW
  • Soyea Island Island 38 kmSW

60–100 km1,258 places

  • Clett Island 80 kmE
  • Tannaraidh Island 97 kmW
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 96 kmW
  • Crois Eilean Island 99 kmW

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