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Mountain

Scaraben

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°13′13″ N 3°35′29″ W

Scaraben
Peter Standing · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
626 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Braemore
3.6 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport39 km
INV Inverness Airport80 km

About Scaraben

Scaraben is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 626 m.

From Wikipedia

Scaraben (626 m) is a hill in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It lies in the Caithness region, in the far north. Taking the form of a long ridge over 4 km in length, the hill consists of three rounded peaks. The Caithness coast is visible from its summit. Coastal Berriedale is the nearest village.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Scaraben

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 120 mm

Hottest month
August (day 13°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
November (120 mm)
Driest month
May (62 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 Scaraben
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°4°6°9°11°13°13°11°8°5°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-2°-1°2°5°7°6°5°3°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)11081986762677283103114120110

How to get to Scaraben

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 39 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 149 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 39 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 80 kmsouth
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 91 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 149 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 199 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 254 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 265 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 381 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Scaraben

Within 100 km: 61 historic and cultural sites, 1,902 natural sites, 549 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km130 places

  • Lochan Thulachan Lake 15 kmN
  • Loch Stemster Lake 20 kmNE
  • Loch Sletill Lake 23 kmNW
  • Loch Scalabsdale Lake 11 kmW

25–60 km598 places

  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 59 kmS
  • Clett Island 45 kmN
  • Island of Stroma Island 58 kmNE
  • Eilean nan Ron Island 58 kmNW

60–100 km1,784 places

  • Hoy Island 72 kmN
  • Flotta Island 74 kmN
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 76 kmS
  • Hesta Head Natural site 74 kmNE

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