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Sgurr a' Ghlaisein

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°28′30″ N 4°44′02″ W

Map showing the location of Sgurr a' Ghlaisein Sgurr a' Ghlaisein
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
729 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Culligran
5.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport42 km
SYY Stornoway Airport126 km

About Sgurr a' Ghlaisein

Sgurr a' Ghlaisein is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 729 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Carn a' Ghorm-locha and Sgurr a' Phollain.

Climate of Sgurr a' Ghlaisein

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 258 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
January (274 mm)
Driest month
May (108 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 Sgurr a' Ghlaisein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°4°7°10°12°14°14°11°8°5°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-2°-1°1°4°6°6°4°2°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)274185222116108114122146209240258262

How to get to Sgurr a' Ghlaisein

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 42 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 155 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 42 kmeast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 126 kmnorthwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 146 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 155 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 163 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 182 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 194 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 329 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sgurr a' Ghlaisein

Within 100 km: 45 historic and cultural sites, 4,441 natural sites, 983 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km392 places

  • Moy Island Island 15 kmNE
  • Eilean Aigas Island 11 kmE
  • Eilean nan Uan Island 13 kmNE
  • Eilean an Daraich Island 15 kmNE

25–60 km1,869 places

  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 51 kmNW
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 53 kmNW
  • Eilean Donan Island 53 kmSW
  • An Garbh-eilean Island 56 kmW

60–100 km3,208 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 93 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 81 kmW
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 92 kmE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 91 kmE

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