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Sgurr Dearg - Cairn

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°12′49″ N 6°14′07″ W

Map showing the location of Sgurr Dearg - Cairn Sgurr Dearg - Cairn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
978 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bualintur
3.7 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport74 km
BRR Barra Airport76 km

About Sgurr Dearg - Cairn

Sgurr Dearg - Cairn is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 978 m. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Sgurr Dearg - Inaccessible Pinnacle and Sgurr Mhic Choinnich.

Climate of Sgurr Dearg - Cairn

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 Dearg - Cairn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°2°4°7°9°11°11°9°6°3°1°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-3°-1°1°4°6°6°4°1°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)228147187111100114124142217241249237

How to get to Sgurr Dearg - Cairn

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 74 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 193 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 74 kmnorthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 76 kmwest
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 88 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 193 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 216 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 234 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 250 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 292 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sgurr Dearg - Cairn

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 3,167 natural sites, 1,458 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km292 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 10 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 21 kmNE
  • Scalpay Island 17 kmNE
  • Dùn Mòr Island 24 kmSW

25–60 km1,251 places

  • Hebrides Island 44 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 35 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 40 kmNW
  • Clett Island 43 kmNW

60–100 km3,120 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 84 kmNW
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 82 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 77 kmN
  • Oronsay Island 64 kmS

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