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Mountain

Sgurr a' Mhadaidh Ruaidh

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°32′43″ N 6°13′25″ W

Map showing the location of Sgurr a' Mhadaidh Ruaidh Sgurr a' Mhadaidh Ruaidh
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
593 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Upper Tote
4.5 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport69 km
SYY Stornoway Airport75 km

About Sgurr a' Mhadaidh Ruaidh

Sgurr a' Mhadaidh Ruaidh is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 593 m. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Baca Ruadh and Creag a' Lain.

Climate of Sgurr a' Mhadaidh Ruaidh

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night 1° · Rain 230 mm

Hottest month
July (day 13°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (230 mm)
Driest month
May (92 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 Ruaidh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°6°10°12°13°13°11°8°5°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°6°8°8°6°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)20714017310192106117132200223230221

How to get to Sgurr a' Mhadaidh Ruaidh

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 69 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 222 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 69 kmwest
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 75 kmnorth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 94 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 222 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 231 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 252 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 256 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 329 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sgurr a' Mhadaidh Ruaidh

Within 100 km: 27 historic and cultural sites, 3,229 natural sites, 1,420 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km250 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 20 kmSE
  • Clett Island 25 kmW
  • Eilean Trodday Island 21 kmN
  • Eilean Tigh Island 14 kmE

25–60 km1,486 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 27 kmS
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 52 kmNW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 25 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 44 kmNW

60–100 km2,940 places

  • Hebrides Island 73 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 72 kmS
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 90 kmN
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 91 kmN

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