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Meall nan Clach Ruadha

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°28′44″ N 4°23′37″ W

Map showing the location of Meall nan Clach Ruadha Meall nan Clach Ruadha
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
336 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Braetongue
1.1 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport76 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport101 km

About Meall nan Clach Ruadha

Meall nan Clach Ruadha is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 336 m. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Bhreac and Cnoc an Fhreiceadain.

Climate of Meall nan Clach Ruadha

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (159 mm)
Driest month
May (75 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 Clach Ruadha
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°11°13°15°15°13°10°7°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°4°7°9°8°7°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1399912481758592106135149159142

How to get to Meall nan Clach Ruadha

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, 202 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 76 kmeast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 101 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 106 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 202 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 239 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 291 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 291 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Meall nan Clach Ruadha

Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 1,753 natural sites, 539 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km260 places

  • Eilean nan Ron Island 9 kmN
  • Rabbit Islands Island 6 kmN
  • Neave Island Island 10 kmNE
  • Eilean Iosal Island 10 kmN

25–60 km945 places

  • Clett Island 52 kmE
  • Eilean Dubh Island 48 kmSW
  • Whale Islet Island 43 kmW
  • Oldany Island Island 56 kmSW

60–100 km1,129 places

  • Hoy Island 76 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 84 kmNE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 92 kmE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 80 kmSW

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