- Elevation
- 864 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport84 km
- TRE Tiree Airport124 km
About Sgurr a' Choire Ghairbh
Sgurr a' Choire Ghairbh is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 864 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Ceum na h-Aon-choise and Faradh Nighean Fhearchair.
Photos of Sgurr a' Choire Ghairbh
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Beinn Fhada Angus · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ciste Dhubh Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Sgurr nan Saighead Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sgurr nan Ceathramhnan Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
A' Ghlas-bheinn Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sgurr a' Choire Ghairbh
This month · November
A wet month
Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 316 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- January (328 mm)
- Driest month
- May (128 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° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -3° | -1° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 2° | -1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 328 | 219 | 274 | 148 | 128 | 134 | 151 | 175 | 258 | 294 | 316 | 319 |
How to get to Sgurr a' Choire Ghairbh
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 84 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 166 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 84 kmnortheast
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 124 kmsouthwest
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 125 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 166 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 167 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 193 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 195 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 296 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sgurr a' Choire Ghairbh
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 4,288 natural sites, 1,059 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km551 places
- Sandaig Islands Island 24 kmW
- Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 21 kmSW
- Eilean Donan Island 13 kmNW
- An Garbh-eilean Island 25 kmNW
25–60 km1,988 places
- Isle of Skye Island 56 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 48 kmW
- Scalpay Island 40 kmW
- Eilean Tigh Island 52 kmNW
60–100 km2,845 places
- Hebrides Island 95 kmW
- Eigg Island 63 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 84 kmW
- Oronsay Island 73 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Morvich Village, Highland3.5 km W -
Carn-gorm Village, Highland3.7 km W
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Ault a' chruinn Village, Highland4.6 km W
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Shiel Bridge Village, Highland5.9 km W -
Invershiel Village, Highland5.6 km W
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Ratagan Village, Highland7.4 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ceum na h-Aon-choise Mountain, Highland0.4 km SE
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Faradh Nighean Fhearchair Mountain, Highland0.5 km NE
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Meall an Fhuarain Mhoir Mountain, Highland1.1 km SE
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Beinn Fhada Mountain, Highland2.9 km E
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A' Ghlas-bheinn Mountain, Highland3.1 km NE
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Meall a' Bhealaich Mountain, Highland2.1 km E
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Sgurr nan Saighead Mountain, Highland3.2 km SW
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A' Ghlas-bheinn South Top Mountain, Highland2.4 km NE
Sources & licences
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