- Elevation
- 800 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport58 km
- DND Dundee Airport82 km
About Meall nan Sleac
Meall nan Sleac is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 800 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Meall Dubhag and Cairngorms National Nature Reserve.
Photos of Meall nan Sleac
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The Cairngorms MyName · Public domain -
Monadh Mor Richard King · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Meall nan Sleac
This month · November
A wet month
Day 4° · Night -2° · Rain 135 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- January (161 mm)
- Driest month
- April (70 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -3° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -2° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 161 | 102 | 118 | 70 | 77 | 75 | 78 | 89 | 116 | 135 | 135 | 136 |
How to get to Meall nan Sleac
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 58 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (103 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 83 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 58 kmnorth
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 82 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 103 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 83 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 108 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 127 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 132 kmsouth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 268 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall nan Sleac
Within 100 km: 79 historic and cultural sites, 4,238 natural sites, 748 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km396 places
- Eilean na Cluanaich Island 15 kmW
- Tom Dubh Island 11 kmN
- Eilean Dubh Island 12 kmN
- Ballochbuie Island Island 12 kmNW
25–60 km1,775 places
- Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 55 kmW
- Eilean nan Faoileag Island 47 kmNW
- Bàn Eilean Island 47 kmW
- Eilean nan Sasunnach Island 59 kmW
60–100 km2,894 places
- Balbithan Island Island 96 kmE
- Findlays Seat Mountain 72 kmNE
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 85 kmNE
- Sunnyside Beach Beach 99 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Achlean Village, Highland3.6 km NW
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Kingussie Village, Highland13 km NW
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Insh Village, Highland9 km NW -
Drumguish Village, Highland8.9 km NW
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Newtonmore Village, Highland16 km W
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Feshiebridge Village, Highland10 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Meall Dubhag Mountain, Highland1.7 km NE
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Cairngorms National Nature Reserve Natural site, Highland2.1 km E
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Mullach Clach a' Bhlair Mountain, Highland2.3 km SE
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Mullach Clach a' Bhlair North Top Mountain, Highland2.3 km E
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Druim nam Bo Mountain, Highland2.4 km S
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Carn Ban Mor West Top Mountain, Highland3.6 km N
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Creag na Sroine Mountain, Highland3.6 km NW
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Carn Dearg Beag Mountain, Highland3.7 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Monadh Mor Mountain, Highland7.1 km E
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Glen Feshie Natural site, Highland4.3 km SW
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Carn Ban Mor Mountain, Highland3.8 km NE
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Diollaid Coire Eindart Mountain, Highland4 km SE
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Carn Ban Beag Mountain, Highland4.3 km N
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Creag Leathan Mountain, Highland4.6 km N
Sources & licences
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