- Elevation
- 1,040 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport103 km
- TRE Tiree Airport104 km
About Sgurr na Ciche
Sgurr na Ciche is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 1,040 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (103 km). Nearby sights include Garbh Chioch Mhor and Craig Backastain.
Photos of Sgurr na Ciche
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Ben Aden Graham Lewis · CC BY 2.0 -
Garbh Chioch Mhor Eric Gunstensen · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sgurr nan Coireachean David Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Luinne Bheinn Chris Eilbeck · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sgurr na Ciche
This month · November
A wet month
Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 308 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 12°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- January (319 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -4° | -2° | 0° | 3° | 5° | 5° | 3° | 1° | -2° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 319 | 210 | 264 | 141 | 121 | 130 | 149 | 173 | 255 | 287 | 308 | 311 |
How to get to Sgurr na Ciche
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 103 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 148 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 103 kmnortheast
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 104 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 121 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 148 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 163 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 183 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 204 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 271 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sgurr na Ciche
Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 4,398 natural sites, 1,315 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km531 places
- Sandaig Islands Island 23 kmNW
- Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 17 kmNW
- An t-Eilean Meadhoin Island 20 kmW
- Eilean Tioram Island 15 kmNW
25–60 km1,898 places
- Isle of Skye Island 58 kmNW
- Island of Raasay Island 55 kmNW
- Eigg Island 45 kmW
- Scalpay Island 44 kmNW
60–100 km3,325 places
- Hebrides Island 83 kmW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 90 kmNW
- Scarba Island 94 kmS
- Clett Island 92 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Sourlies Village, Highland3 km SW
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Barrisdale Village, Highland7 km NW
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Inverie Village, Highland14 km W -
Kylesmorar Village, Highland10 km SW
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Kinloch Hourn Village, Highland11 km N -
Glenfinnan Village, Highland16 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Garbh Chioch Mhor Mountain, Highland0.9 km SE
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Craig Backastain Mountain, Highland0.7 km NE
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Druim a' Ghoirtein Mountain, Highland0.9 km SW
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Ben Aden Mountain, Highland2 km N
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Meall nan Clach Eiteag Mountain, Highland1.7 km NE
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Beinn an Aodainn East Top Mountain, Highland1.7 km N
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Druim nan Uadhag Mountain, Highland1.7 km S
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Garbh Chioch Bheag Mountain, Highland1.7 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Sgurr nan Coireachean Mountain, Highland3.2 km E
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Luinne Bheinn Mountain, Highland5.3 km NW
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Meall a' Choire Dhuibh Mountain, Highland2.2 km NE
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Meall na Sroine Mountain, Highland2.8 km S
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Sgurr nan Coireachan South Top Mountain, Highland3.3 km E
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Cnoc Chrisdein Mountain, Highland3.4 km NE
Sources & licences
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