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Mountain

Meall nan Cra

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°29′20″ N 4°47′03″ W

Map showing the location of Meall nan Cra Meall nan Cra
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
489 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Laid
3.3 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport96 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport99 km

About Meall nan Cra

Meall nan Cra is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 489 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (96 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Spionnaidh and Meall an Fheadain.

Climate of Meall nan Cra

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 187 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
December (night -2°)
Wettest month
November (187 mm)
Driest month
May (85 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 Cra
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°5°8°11°13°14°14°12°9°6°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)165115146948597106123161179187168

How to get to Meall nan Cra

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 96 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 219 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 96 kmwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 99 kmeast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 114 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 219 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 250 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 294 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 298 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Meall nan Cra

Within 100 km: 29 historic and cultural sites, 1,765 natural sites, 556 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km363 places

  • Whale Islet Island 21 kmW
  • Rabbit Islands Island 24 kmE
  • Eilean Hoan Island 11 kmNE
  • Eilean Dubh Island 6 kmNE

25–60 km820 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 29 kmSW
  • Soyea Island Island 50 kmSW
  • Eilean nan Ron Island 27 kmE
  • Oldany Island Island 38 kmSW

60–100 km1,167 places

  • Hoy Island 95 kmNE
  • Clett Island 74 kmE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 65 kmSW
  • Tanera More Island 65 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Laid Village, Highland
    3.3 km E
  • Portnancon Village, Highland
    5.1 km E
  • Polla Village, Highland
    4.5 km S
  • Durness Village, Highland
    9.1 km N
  • Eriboll Village, Highland
    6.1 km SE
  • Sangobeg Village, Highland
    8.6 km NE

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