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Quiraing North Peak

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°38′30″ N 6°16′26″ W

Map showing the location of Quiraing North Peak Quiraing North Peak
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
492 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Digg
1.9 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport64 km
BEB Benbecula Airport68 km

About Quiraing North Peak

Quiraing North Peak is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 492 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Quiraing Centre Peak South and The Needle.

Climate of Quiraing North Peak

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 2° · Rain 230 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (230 mm)
Driest month
May (92 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 Quiraing North Peak
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°5°7°10°12°14°14°12°9°6°5°
Average low (°C)0°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)20714017310192106117132200223230221

How to get to Quiraing North Peak

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 64 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 233 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 64 kmnorth
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 68 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 99 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 233 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 239 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 257 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 266 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 340 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Quiraing North Peak

Within 100 km: 28 historic and cultural sites, 3,015 natural sites, 1,376 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km179 places

  • Eilean Trodday Island 10 kmN
  • Eilean Tigh Island 22 kmSE
  • Staffin Island Island 5 kmE
  • Island of Rona Island 19 kmSE

25–60 km1,601 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 38 kmS
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 43 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 31 kmSE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 27 kmSW

60–100 km2,639 places

  • Hebrides Island 82 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 83 kmS
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 79 kmN
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 80 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Digg Village, Highland
    1.9 km E
  • Sartle Neighbourhood, Highland
    1.9 km SE
  • Flodigarry Village, Highland
    2.6 km NE
  • Dunans Village, Highland
    2.2 km NE
  • Glasphein Neighbourhood, Highland
    2 km E
  • Brogaig Neighbourhood, Highland
    2.2 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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