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Sgurr a' Mhadaidh

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°13′51″ N 6°13′55″ W

Sgurr a' Mhadaidh
Original uploader was Paulwebster at en.wikipedia · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
918 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glenbrittle
4.1 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport74 km
BRR Barra Airport77 km

About Sgurr a' Mhadaidh

Sgurr a' Mhadaidh is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 918 m.

From Wikipedia

Sgùrr a' Mhadaidh (Scottish Gaelic for 'peak of the dog / fox') is a mountain peak in the Black Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is a Munro with a height of 918 metres (3,012 ft). Like the rest of the range it is composed of gabbro, a rock with excellent grip for mountaineering. The simplest route ascends via the col of An Dorus (the Door), most easily reached from Glen Brittle. The mountain has four summits; only the highest can be reached by scramblers.

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At a glance

Topographic prominence
71 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Sgurr a' Mhadaidh

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -1° · Rain 249 mm

Hottest month
July (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
November (249 mm)
Driest month
May (100 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' Mhadaidh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°3°4°8°10°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-2°-1°2°4°6°6°4°2°-1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)228147187111100114124142217241249237

How to get to Sgurr a' Mhadaidh

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 74 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 195 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 74 kmnorthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 77 kmwest
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 90 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 195 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 216 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 235 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 250 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 294 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sgurr a' Mhadaidh

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 3,171 natural sites, 1,475 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km280 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 8 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 20 kmNE
  • Scalpay Island 16 kmE
  • Wiay Island Island 20 kmNW

25–60 km1,250 places

  • Hebrides Island 46 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 37 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 39 kmNW
  • Clett Island 41 kmNW

60–100 km3,153 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 82 kmNW
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 83 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 75 kmN
  • Oronsay Island 66 kmS

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