Sgor a' Chaorainn, Highland — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Sgor a' Chaorainn

Sgor a' Chaorainn is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 644 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Meall a' Chaorainn and Beinn nan Eun.

Climate of Sgor a' Chaorainn

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 246 mm

Hottest month: July (day 15°)
Coldest month: December (night -3°)
Wettest month: January (252 mm)
Driest month: May (109 mm)

3° -2°

5° -2°

7° 0°

11° 2°

13° 5°

15° 7°

14° 7°

12° 5°

9° 2°

5° -1°

3° -3°

Jan

252

Feb

176

Mar

211

Apr

121

May

109

Jun

118

Jul

127

Aug

149

Sep

202

Oct

232

Nov

246

Dec

241

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 Sgor a' Chaorainn
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	3°	5°	7°	11°	13°	15°	14°	12°	9°	5°	3°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	0°	2°	5°	7°	7°	5°	2°	-1°	-3°
Precipitation (mm)	252	176	211	121	109	118	127	149	202	232	246	241

How to get to Sgor a' Chaorainn

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 41 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 165 km to the southeast.

Airports

Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 41 kmsoutheast
Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 115 kmnorthwest
Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 117 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 165 kmsoutheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 174 kmsoutheast
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 213 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 219 kmsoutheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 361 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Sgor a' Chaorainn

Within 100 km: 43 historic and cultural sites, 3,666 natural sites, 916 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km340 places

Moy Island Island 24 kmS
Eilean na Faoileig Island 10 kmSE
Eilean nan Ròn Island 20 kmNE
Eilean nan Uan Island 21 kmS

25–60 km1,568 places

Eilean a' Char Island 58 kmNW
Tanera More Island 56 kmNW
Summer Isles Island 57 kmNW
Eilean Sùbhainn Island 54 kmW

60–100 km2,717 places

Island of Raasay Island 98 kmSW
Findlays Seat Mountain 86 kmE
Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 78 kmE
Scalpay Island 100 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Inchbae Lodge Village, Highland
11 km SW
Evanton Village, Highland
18 km SE
Ardgay Village, Highland
18 km NE
Garbat Village, Highland
12 km S
Strath Rusdale Village, Highland
12 km E
Boath Village, Highland
13 km E

Sgor a' Chaorainn

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Meall a' Chaorainn Mountain, Highland
1.8 km NE
Beinn nan Eun Mountain, Highland
2.7 km SW
Creachan nan Sgadan Mountain, Highland
2.8 km SE
Cnoc a' Bholla Mountain, Highland
3.5 km E
Mullach Coire na Gaoitheag Mountain, Highland
3.6 km N
Mullach Coire Preas nan Seana-char Mountain, Highland
3.7 km NW
Meall Leitir Meirleach Mountain, Highland
3.8 km W
Meall nam Bo Mountain, Highland
3.9 km E