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Ruigh a' Chnoic Mhoir

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°13′47″ N 4°50′57″ W

Map showing the location of Ruigh a' Chnoic Mhoir Ruigh a' Chnoic Mhoir
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
575 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kinloch
4.7 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport87 km
INV Inverness Airport90 km

About Ruigh a' Chnoic Mhoir

Ruigh a' Chnoic Mhoir is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 575 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (87 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Leoid and Sail na Slataich.

Climate of Ruigh a' Chnoic Mhoir

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 212 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
December (night -2°)
Wettest month
November (212 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).

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Climate of Ruigh a' Chnoic Mhoir
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°7°10°12°14°14°12°9°5°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°7°7°5°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)19213416810592105115134179201212193

How to get to Ruigh a' Chnoic Mhoir

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 87 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 204 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 87 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 90 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 106 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 204 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 226 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 266 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 273 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Ruigh a' Chnoic Mhoir

Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 2,299 natural sites, 679 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km544 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 20 kmNW
  • Oldany Island Island 24 kmW
  • Meall Mòr Island 21 kmW
  • Eilean Ard Island 24 kmNW

25–60 km1,143 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 42 kmSW
  • Whale Islet Island 28 kmNW
  • Tanera More Island 41 kmSW
  • Summer Isles Island 43 kmSW

60–100 km1,325 places

  • Clett Island 88 kmNE
  • Tannaraidh Island 93 kmW
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 91 kmW
  • Crois Eilean Island 94 kmW

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