- Elevation
- 454 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport75 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport80 km
About Meall na Caillich
Meall na Caillich is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 454 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Loch a’ Bhealaich and Meall an Fhuarain.
Photos of Meall na Caillich
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Ben Klibreck Anthony Jeffrey · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Meall na Caillich
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 177 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- November (177 mm)
- Driest month
- May (84 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° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 162 | 114 | 143 | 91 | 84 | 94 | 100 | 116 | 149 | 165 | 177 | 161 |
How to get to Meall na Caillich
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 75 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 179 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 75 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 80 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 115 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 179 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 210 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 259 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 260 kmsouth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 397 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall na Caillich
Within 100 km: 51 historic and cultural sites, 2,281 natural sites, 646 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km253 places
- Eilean a' Chairn Island 19 kmS
- Eilean na Craoibhe Island 19 kmS
- Eilean nam Meann Island 17 kmNE
- Eilean a' Bhreac-achaidh Island 13 kmNE
25–60 km1,441 places
- Eilean Dubh Island 48 kmW
- Whale Islet Island 52 kmNW
- Soyea Island Island 56 kmW
- Eilean nan Ron Island 40 kmN
60–100 km1,284 places
- Hoy Island 96 kmNE
- Findlays Seat Mountain 99 kmSE
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 84 kmSE
- Clett Island 68 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Klibreck Village, Highland8.5 km N
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Sutherlandshire Municipality, Highland9.8 km NW
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Rhian Village, Highland9.8 km SW
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Altnaharra Village, Highland11 km NW -
Lairg Village, Highland19 km S -
Achness Village, Highland12 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Loch a’ Bhealaich Lake, Highland1 km NW
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Meall an Fhuarain Mountain, Highland1.8 km S
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Meall an Fhuarain West Top Mountain, Highland1.9 km SW
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Meall na Teanga Mountain, Highland2.7 km SW
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Creag Sgoilteach Mountain, Highland3 km W
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Meall an Fhuarain SW Top Mountain, Highland3 km SW
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Meall a' Bhata Mountain, Highland3.1 km NE
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Loch Coire Lake, Highland2.8 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Ben Klibreck Mountain, Highland5.1 km NW
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Ben Armine Mountain, Highland9 km E -
Creag an Lochain South Top Mountain, Highland3.6 km NW
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Meall a' Bhealaich Easaich Mountain, Highland3.6 km W
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A'Chaoirnichain Mountain, Highland4.2 km NW
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Meall an Eoin Mountain, Highland4.2 km N
Sources & licences
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