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Sgurr Mhic Choinnich

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°12′33″ N 6°13′25″ W

Sgurr Mhic Choinnich
Carol Walker · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
948 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 Sgurr Mhic Choinnich

Sgurr Mhic Choinnich is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 948 m.

From Wikipedia

Sgùrr MhicChoinnich is a mountain on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is in the Black Cuillin range of mountains and is classified as a Munro. Like all the other Black Cuillin mountains it is made predominantly of gabbro rock and has little vegetation. The mountain is named after the mountain guide John MacKenzie who was with Charles Pilkington, James Heelis and Horace Walker in 1887 when the peak was first ascended.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
56 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Sgurr Mhic Choinnich

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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Sgurr Mhic Choinnich
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°2°4°8°9°11°11°9°6°3°1°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-2°-1°2°4°6°6°4°2°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)228147187111100114124142217241249237

How to get to Sgurr Mhic Choinnich

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 Sgurr Mhic Choinnich

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 3,194 natural sites, 1,452 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km291 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 10 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 22 kmNE
  • Scalpay Island 17 kmNE
  • Dùn Mòr Island 24 kmSW

25–60 km1,268 places

  • Hebrides Island 45 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 35 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 41 kmNW
  • Clett Island 43 kmNW

60–100 km3,125 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 84 kmNW
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 83 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 78 kmN
  • Oronsay Island 64 kmS

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