- Elevation
- 815 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport71 km
- DND Dundee Airport112 km
About Meall Ptarmigan
Meall Ptarmigan is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 815 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Stob Poite Coire Ardair and Creag a' Bhanain.
Photos of Meall Ptarmigan
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Creag Meagaidh paul birrell · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Stob Poite Coire Ardair Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Meall Ptarmigan
This month · November
A wet month
Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 248 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- January (284 mm)
- Driest month
- June (110 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° | 9° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -3° | -1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 2° | -1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 284 | 183 | 216 | 115 | 115 | 110 | 119 | 142 | 204 | 237 | 248 | 258 |
How to get to Meall Ptarmigan
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 71 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (123 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 114 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 71 kmnortheast
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 112 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 123 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 114 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 126 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 143 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 152 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 278 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meall Ptarmigan
Within 100 km: 51 historic and cultural sites, 5,014 natural sites, 1,177 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km424 places
- Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 15 kmNW
- Bàn Eilean Island 20 kmN
- Eilean nan Sasunnach Island 18 kmNW
- Eilean an Tuilaich Island 13 kmSW
25–60 km1,951 places
- Eilean Aigas Island 51 kmN
- Eilean Dubh Island 56 kmW
- Eilean Molach Island 41 kmS
- Eilean na Craoibhe Island 53 kmSW
60–100 km3,867 places
- Eigg Island 96 kmW
- Scalpay Island 91 kmNW
- Oronsay Island 89 kmSW
- Eriska Island 71 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Melgarve Village, Highland5.6 km NE
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Tòrgulbin Village, Highland6.9 km S
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Ardverikie Village, Highland8.6 km E
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Moy Village, Highland8.6 km S
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Invergarry Village, Highland16 km NW -
Kinloch Laggan Village, Highland11 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Stob Poite Coire Ardair Mountain, Highland1.5 km S
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Creag a' Bhanain Mountain, Highland0.9 km NE
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Creag Meagaidh Mountain, Highland2.9 km S
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Stob Poite Coire Ardair East Top Mountain, Highland1.5 km SE
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Loch Roy Lake, Highland1.4 km SW
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Carn Dearg Mountain, Highland1.9 km SW
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Sron Coire a' Chriochairein Mountain, Highland2.2 km E
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Loch a’ Bhanain Lake, Highland2 km N
Sources & licences
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