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Sgùrr Alasdair

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°12′24″ N 6°13′27″ W

Sgùrr Alasdair
A' chachaileith · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
992 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bualintur
4.3 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport75 km
BRR Barra Airport77 km

About Sgùrr Alasdair

Sgùrr Alasdair is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 992 m.

From Wikipedia

Sgùrr Alasdair (pronounced [s̪kurˠˈal̪ˠəs̪t̪ɪɾʲ]) is the highest peak of the Black Cuillin, and the highest peak on the Isle of Skye and in the Inner Hebrides, and indeed in all the Scottish islands, at 992 m (3,255 ft). Like the rest of the range it is composed of gabbro, a rock with excellent grip for mountaineering. It is named after Alexander Nicolson, who made the first recorded ascent in 1873. Prior to this the mountain had been locally known as Sgurr Biorach.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
993 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Sgùrr Alasdair

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -1° · Rain 249 mm

Hottest month
July (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
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 Sgùrr Alasdair
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°2°4°7°9°11°11°9°6°3°1°
Average low (°C)-3°-4°-3°-2°1°4°6°6°4°1°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)228147187111100114124142217241249237

How to get to Sgùrr Alasdair

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 75 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 192 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 75 kmnorthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 77 kmwest
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 88 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 192 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 215 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 233 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 250 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 291 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sgùrr Alasdair

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 3,188 natural sites, 1,451 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km292 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 11 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 22 kmNE
  • Scalpay Island 17 kmNE
  • Dùn Mòr Island 24 kmSW

25–60 km1,267 places

  • Hebrides Island 44 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 34 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 41 kmNW
  • Clett Island 44 kmNW

60–100 km3,118 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 85 kmNW
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 83 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 78 kmN
  • Oronsay Island 63 kmS

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