- Elevation
- 491 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport76 km
- INV Inverness Airport76 km
About Meall Meadhon
Meall Meadhon is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 491 m. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Meall a' Bhata and Meall Ard.
Photos of Meall Meadhon
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Ben Klibreck Anthony Jeffrey · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ben Armine Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Meall Meadhon
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 161 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- November (161 mm)
- Driest month
- May (78 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) | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 148 | 105 | 131 | 84 | 78 | 88 | 94 | 108 | 136 | 151 | 161 | 147 |
How to get to Meall Meadhon
The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 76 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 177 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 76 kmeast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 76 kmsouth
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 116 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 177 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 210 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 261 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 262 kmsouth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 397 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall Meadhon
Within 100 km: 55 historic and cultural sites, 2,236 natural sites, 638 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km256 places
- Eilean a' Chairn Island 22 kmS
- Eilean na Craoibhe Island 22 kmS
- Eilean nam Meann Island 12 kmNE
- Eilean a' Bhreac-achaidh Island 9 kmN
25–60 km1,359 places
- Eilean Dubh Island 51 kmW
- Whale Islet Island 55 kmNW
- Eilean nan Ron Island 38 kmN
- Rabbit Islands Island 36 kmN
60–100 km1,314 places
- Hoy Island 92 kmNE
- Flotta Island 97 kmNE
- Findlays Seat Mountain 97 kmSE
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 82 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Klibreck Village, Highland9 km NW
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Achness Village, Highland9.5 km N
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Altnaharra Village, Highland11 km NW -
Grumbeg Village, Highland12 km N
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Sutherlandshire Municipality, Highland12 km W
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Lairg Village, Highland22 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Meall a' Bhata Mountain, Highland1.7 km SW
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Meall Ard Mountain, Highland2.5 km NE
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Creag na h-Iolaire Mountain, Highland2.8 km NE
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Ben Armine Mountain, Highland4.5 km E
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Loch Coire Lake, Highland2.9 km W
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Meall nan Aighean Mountain, Highland3.5 km NE
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Ben Klibreck Mountain, Highland6.9 km W
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Meall na Caillich Mountain, Highland4.8 km SW
Sources & licences
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