- Elevation
- 965 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport92 km
- TRE Tiree Airport116 km
About Sgurr na Forcan
Sgurr na Forcan is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 965 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (92 km). Nearby sights include The Saddle and The Saddle East Top.
Photos of Sgurr na Forcan
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The Saddle paul birrell · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Druim Fada Keith Cunneen · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Buidhe Bheinn Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Beinn nan Caorach Dave Fergusson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sgurr nan Saighead Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sgurr na Forcan
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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -3° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 5° | 4° | 1° | -2° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 319 | 210 | 264 | 141 | 121 | 130 | 149 | 173 | 255 | 287 | 308 | 311 |
How to get to Sgurr na Forcan
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 92 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 161 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 92 kmnortheast
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 116 kmsouthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 123 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 161 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 167 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 191 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 200 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 287 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sgurr na Forcan
Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 4,268 natural sites, 1,113 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km542 places
- Sandaig Islands Island 18 kmW
- Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 13 kmW
- Ornsay Island 23 kmW
- Eilean Bàn Island 24 kmNW
25–60 km1,906 places
- Isle of Skye Island 53 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 47 kmNW
- Eigg Island 55 kmSW
- Scalpay Island 37 kmW
60–100 km2,969 places
- Hebrides Island 88 kmW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 83 kmNW
- Oronsay Island 64 kmSW
- Clett Island 85 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Shiel Bridge Village, Highland5.9 km N -
Kinloch Hourn Village, Highland6 km S -
Ratagan Village, Highland7 km N
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Invershiel Village, Highland6.4 km N
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Ault a' chruinn Village, Highland7.4 km N
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Morvich Village, Highland8.2 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
The Saddle Mountain, Highland0.4 km W
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The Saddle East Top Mountain, Highland0.2 km W
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The Saddle - Trig Point Mountain, Highland0.5 km W
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The Saddle North Top Mountain, Highland0.6 km NW
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Sgurr na Sgine Mountain, Highland1.8 km SE -
Sgurr na Creige Mountain, Highland0.9 km NW
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The Saddle West Top Mountain, Highland1.1 km W
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Sgurr na Sgine NW Top Mountain, Highland1.5 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Creag nan Damh Mountain, Highland4.7 km E -
Buidhe Bheinn Mountain, Highland4.6 km SE
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Faochag Mountain, Highland1.6 km SE
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Spidean Dhomhuill Bhric Mountain, Highland1.8 km W
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Biod an Fhithich Mountain, Highland2 km NE
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Sgurr Leac nan Each Mountain, Highland2.3 km W
Sources & licences
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