- Elevation
- 676 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport84 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport97 km
About Meall nan Ceapairean
Meall nan Ceapairean is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 676 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Maol Chean-dearg and Sgorr Ruadh.
Photos of Meall nan Ceapairean
Climate of Meall nan Ceapairean
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 282 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- November (282 mm)
- Driest month
- May (110 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -2° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 279 | 186 | 231 | 125 | 110 | 121 | 135 | 155 | 232 | 261 | 282 | 278 |
How to get to Meall nan Ceapairean
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 84 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 188 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 84 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 97 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 115 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 188 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 194 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 205 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 219 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 323 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall nan Ceapairean
Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 4,112 natural sites, 1,101 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km484 places
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 25 kmN
- Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 25 kmN
- Eilean Donan Island 23 kmS
- An Garbh-eilean Island 18 kmSW
25–60 km1,842 places
- Isle of Skye Island 53 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 39 kmW
- Scalpay Island 39 kmSW
- Moy Island Island 55 kmE
60–100 km2,922 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 94 kmNW
- Eigg Island 78 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 72 kmW
- Scalpay Island 85 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Balnacra Village, Highland4.8 km SE
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Blackwood Village, Highland5.1 km SE
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New Kelso Village, Highland5.3 km S
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Lochcarron Village, Highland9.8 km S -
Strathcarron Village, Highland6.5 km S -
Coulags Village, Highland5.9 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Maol Chean-dearg Mountain, Highland1.9 km NW -
Sgorr Ruadh Mountain, Highland2.8 km NE -
An Ruadh-Stac Mountain, Highland1.7 km SW
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Meall an Daimh Mountain, Highland2 km SW
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Carn Cadha an Eididh Mountain, Highland2.7 km SW
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Torr na h-Iolaire Mountain, Highland2.9 km SW
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Stuc a' Choire Ghrannda Mountain, Highland3 km NE
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Beinn Damh Mountain, Highland4.8 km W
Sources & licences
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