- Elevation
- 1,099 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport105 km
- INV Inverness Airport105 km
About Sgurr a' Mhaim
Sgurr a' Mhaim is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 1,099 m.
Sgùrr a' Mhàim (Scottish Gaelic: [ˈs̪kuːrˠ ə ˈvãːjm]) (Scottish Gaelic for 'rocky peak of the rounded hill') is a mountain of the Mamores range in the Scottish Highlands. It is directly south of Ben Nevis, on the other side of Glen Nevis. With a height of 1,099 metres (3,605 feet), Sgùrr a' Mhàim is a Munro and the second-highest peak in the Mamores. Its cap of quartzite stones give it a light grey appearance which can be mistaken for a covering of snow.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 316 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Sgurr a' Mhaim
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Climate of Sgurr a' Mhaim
This month · November
A wet month
Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 266 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 11°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- January (288 mm)
- Driest month
- May (106 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) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -5° | -4° | -3° | 0° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 0° | -3° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 288 | 189 | 229 | 120 | 106 | 113 | 133 | 157 | 222 | 248 | 266 | 279 |
How to get to Sgurr a' Mhaim
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 105 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 109 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 105 kmsouth
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 105 kmnortheast
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 118 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 109 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 129 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 143 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 182 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 247 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sgurr a' Mhaim
Within 100 km: 64 historic and cultural sites, 4,880 natural sites, 1,332 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km382 places
- Eilean Molach Island 23 kmSE
- Eilean na Craoibhe Island 19 kmW
- Eilean an Tuilaich Island 22 kmNE
- Eilean na Fead Island 20 kmNE
25–60 km2,262 places
- Oronsay Island 57 kmW
- Eriska Island 35 kmSW
- Shuna Island Island 30 kmSW
- Eilean Shona Island 53 kmW
60–100 km3,632 places
- Isle of Skye Island 97 kmNW
- Island of Raasay Island 95 kmNW
- Eigg Island 73 kmW
- Scarba Island 77 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Kinlochleven Village, Highland5.3 km S -
Fort William Town, Inverness-shire9.5 km NW -
Kinlochmore Village, Highland5 km SE
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Highland Village, Highland5.4 km SE
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Caol Village, Highland11 km NW -
Glencoe Village, Highland10 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Stob Choire a' Mhail Mountain, Highland0.7 km S
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Mamore Forest Natural site, Highland0.7 km S
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Am Bodach Mountain, Highland2.1 km SE -
Stob Bàn Mountain, Highland2.1 km SW -
Stob Coire a' Chairn Mountain, Highland2.2 km E -
An Gearanach Mountain, Highland2.3 km E -
Sgor an Iubhair Mountain, Highland1.2 km S
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Cathar na Seilge Mountain, Highland1.8 km N
More nature in United Kingdom
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Ben Nevis Mountain, Highland4.5 km N -
Na Gruagaichean Mountain, Highland4.1 km E -
Mullach nan Coirean Mountain, Highland4.2 km W -
Binnein Mor Mountain, Highland4.8 km E -
Carn Mor Dearg Mountain, Highland5.6 km N -
Aonach Beag Mountain, Highland5.8 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources