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Meall nan Creag Leac

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°48′51″ N 5°30′23″ W

Map showing the location of Meall nan Creag Leac Meall nan Creag Leac
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
755 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Scamodale
2.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport91 km
INV Inverness Airport120 km

About Meall nan Creag Leac

Meall nan Creag Leac is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 755 m. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Sgurr Ghiubhsachain and Teanga Chorrach.

Climate of Meall nan Creag Leac

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 267 mm

Hottest month
July (day 13°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (278 mm)
Driest month
May (105 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 Creag Leac
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°4°6°10°12°13°13°11°8°5°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°5°7°7°5°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)278176223125105113135160228250267266

How to get to Meall nan Creag Leac

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 91 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 131 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 91 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 120 kmnortheast
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 120 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 131 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 160 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 172 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 210 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 248 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Meall nan Creag Leac

Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 4,357 natural sites, 1,353 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km514 places

  • Eilean Shona Island 22 kmW
  • Samalaman Island Island 19 kmW
  • Eilean a’ Ghaill Island 25 kmW
  • Eilean nan Gobhar Island 17 kmW

25–60 km1,890 places

  • Eigg Island 41 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 60 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 31 kmSW
  • Eriska Island 32 kmS

60–100 km3,340 places

  • Hebrides Island 81 kmW
  • Isle of Skye Island 70 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 72 kmNW
  • Colonsay Island 94 kmSW

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