- Elevation
- 621 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport59 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport97 km
About Meall Leacachain
Meall Leacachain is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 621 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Meallan Mhurchaidh and Meall Feith Dhiongaig.
Photos of Meall Leacachain
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Sgùrr Mòr Chris Eilbeck · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Beinn Dearg Stuart Meek · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Eididh nan Clach Geala Stuart Meek · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Cona' Mheall Colin Kinnear · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Meall nan Ceapraichean Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Meall Leacachain
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 289 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -2°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 290 | 203 | 248 | 140 | 122 | 131 | 142 | 168 | 236 | 271 | 289 | 282 |
How to get to Meall Leacachain
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 59 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 184 km to the east.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 59 kmsoutheast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 97 kmnorthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 135 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 184 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 186 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 214 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 227 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 356 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall Leacachain
Within 100 km: 47 historic and cultural sites, 3,878 natural sites, 950 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km367 places
- Eilean a' Chip Island 17 kmW
- Eilean Criothuinn Island 12 kmS
- Eilean Ghiubhas Island 8 kmW
- Loch Toll an Lochain Lake 18 kmW
25–60 km1,807 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 42 kmNW
- Moy Island Island 33 kmSE
- Tanera More Island 40 kmNW
- Summer Isles Island 40 kmNW
60–100 km2,701 places
- Isle of Skye Island 92 kmSW
- Island of Raasay Island 78 kmSW
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 100 kmE
- Scalpay Island 81 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Braemore Village, Highland4.9 km W
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Auchindrean Village, Highland6.4 km NW
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Lael Forest Village, Highland7.4 km NW
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Inverbroom Village, Highland8.2 km NW
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Inverlael Village, Highland9.6 km NW
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Croftown Village, Highland9.6 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Meallan Mhurchaidh Mountain, Highland1 km N
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Meall Feith Dhiongaig Mountain, Highland1.6 km E
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Cnoc Feith nan Cleireach Mountain, Highland2 km N
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Meall nan Doireachan Mountain, Highland2.1 km NW
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Beinn Dearg Mountain, Highland4.4 km N
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Meall a' Gharbhrain Mountain, Highland2.8 km E
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Meall Breac Mountain, Highland2.9 km SW
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Loch Droma Lake, Highland2.7 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Cona' Mheall Mountain, Highland5.5 km NE
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Meall nan Ceapraichean Mountain, Highland5.6 km N
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Am Faochagach Mountain, Highland6.3 km NE -
Beinn Liath Mhor Fannaich Mountain, Highland5.3 km SW
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Sgùrr Mòr Mountain, Highland6.6 km SW
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Eididh nan Clach Geala Mountain, Highland7.3 km N
Sources & licences
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