- Elevation
- 839 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport80 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport126 km
About Sgurr Gaorsaic
Sgurr Gaorsaic is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 839 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Gleann Gniomhaidh and Sgurr nan Ceathramhnan.
Photos of Sgurr Gaorsaic
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Beinn Fhada Angus · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ciste Dhubh Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Sgurr nan Saighead Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sgurr nan Ceathramhnan Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
A' Ghlas-bheinn Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sgurr Gaorsaic
This month · November
A wet month
Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 316 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- January (328 mm)
- Driest month
- May (128 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) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 10° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -3° | -1° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 2° | -1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 328 | 219 | 274 | 148 | 128 | 134 | 151 | 175 | 258 | 294 | 316 | 319 |
How to get to Sgurr Gaorsaic
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 80 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 164 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 80 kmnortheast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 126 kmnorthwest
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 129 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 164 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 166 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 191 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 192 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 298 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sgurr Gaorsaic
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 4,365 natural sites, 1,062 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km514 places
- Eilean Donan Island 17 kmW
- Eilean Tioram Island 23 kmSW
- Eilean an Fheidh Island 22 kmS
- Am Fraoch-eilean Island 10 kmW
25–60 km2,042 places
- Island of Raasay Island 51 kmW
- Scalpay Island 44 kmW
- Moy Island Island 56 kmNE
- Eilean Tigh Island 54 kmNW
60–100 km2,908 places
- Hebrides Island 99 kmW
- Isle of Skye Island 60 kmW
- Eigg Island 67 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 88 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Alltbeath Village, Highland4.6 km E
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Carnach Village, Highland6.1 km N
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Morvich Village, Highland7.8 km W -
Carn-gorm Village, Highland8.1 km W
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Ault a' chruinn Village, Highland9 km W
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Athnamulloch Village, Highland9.5 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gleann Gniomhaidh Natural site, Highland0.7 km NE
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Sgurr nan Ceathramhnan Mountain, Highland2.3 km NE
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Beinn an t-Socaich Mountain, Highland1.5 km E
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Creag nan Clachan Geala Mountain, Highland1.5 km N
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A' Ghlas-bheinn Mountain, Highland3 km W
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Loch a’ Bhealaich Lake, Highland1.5 km SW
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Beinn Fhada Mountain, Highland3.1 km SW
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Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan West Top Mountain, Highland2 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Ciste Dhubh Mountain, Highland5.9 km SE
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Mullach na Dheiragain Mountain, Highland6 km NE -
A' Ghlas-bheinn South Top Mountain, Highland2.4 km W
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Meall a' Bhealaich Mountain, Highland2.5 km W
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Stuc Bheag Mountain, Highland2.6 km NE
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Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan East Top Mountain, Highland3 km E
Sources & licences
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