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Meall nan Ceapairean

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°28′51″ N 5°26′31″ W

Map showing the location of Meall nan Ceapairean Meall nan Ceapairean
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
676 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Balnacra
4.8 km SE
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.

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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Climate of Meall nan Ceapairean
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)279186231125110121135155232261282278

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

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