Skip to content
Geonivora
Mountain

Meall nan Leapaichean

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°07′28″ N 5°09′18″ W

Map showing the location of Meall nan Leapaichean Meall nan Leapaichean
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
338 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Brackloch
4.6 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport70 km
INV Inverness Airport92 km

About Meall nan Leapaichean

Meall nan Leapaichean is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 338 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Suilven and Sithean a' Chleirich.

Climate of Meall nan Leapaichean

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 231 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
December (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (231 mm)
Driest month
May (96 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Meall nan Leapaichean
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°12°14°15°15°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°-1°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°4°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)21414918410996109120140192218231214

How to get to Meall nan Leapaichean

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 70 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 213 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 70 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 92 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 127 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 213 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 226 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 257 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 270 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 396 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Meall nan Leapaichean

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 2,806 natural sites, 870 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km527 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 21 kmSW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 21 kmN
  • Tanera More Island 20 kmSW
  • Summer Isles Island 21 kmSW

25–60 km1,210 places

  • Whale Islet Island 34 kmN
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 51 kmS
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 52 kmSW
  • Priest Island Island 28 kmSW

60–100 km1,972 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 99 kmSW
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 96 kmW
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 95 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 94 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: