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Sgurr Choinnich

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°27′05″ N 5°12′27″ W

Sgurr Choinnich
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Elevation
999 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Craig
5 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport70 km
SYY Stornoway Airport108 km

About Sgurr Choinnich

Sgurr Choinnich is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 999 m.

From Wikipedia

Sgùrr Choinnich is a mountain with a height of 999 metres (3,278 ft) in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. Classed as a Munro, it is in the Achnashellach Forest area between Glen Carron and Loch Monar. It has mostly steep, grassy slopes, with a narrow summit ridge that runs east–west. There are crags on the northern side of this ridge, looking down into the corrie of Coire Choinnich.

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At a glance

Topographic prominence
133 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Sgurr Choinnich

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 302 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
December (night -4°)
Wettest month
January (308 mm)
Driest month
May (121 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
Climate of Sgurr Choinnich
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°2°5°9°11°12°12°10°6°3°1°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-4°-2°0°3°5°5°3°0°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)308208258139121130144168247281302302

How to get to Sgurr Choinnich

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 70 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 174 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 70 kmeast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 108 kmnorthwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 129 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 174 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 186 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 191 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 207 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 321 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sgurr Choinnich

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 4,227 natural sites, 1,026 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km448 places

  • Eilean Mòr Island 21 kmNW
  • Eilean an Fhraoich Island 23 kmSW
  • Eilean a' Mhuillidh Island 21 kmE
  • Eilean na Craoibhe Island 21 kmN

25–60 km1,940 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 52 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 50 kmW
  • Moy Island Island 42 kmE
  • Eilean Tigh Island 48 kmW

60–100 km2,903 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 65 kmW
  • Eigg Island 84 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 86 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 99 kmNW

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