- Elevation
- 657 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport76 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport121 km
About Sgurr na h-Eige
Sgurr na h-Eige is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 657 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Gleann Sithidh and Creag Ghlas.
Photos of Sgurr na h-Eige
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Mam Sodhail Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Faochaig Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Càrn Eige Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Aonach Buidhe Phil Johnstone · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sgurr nan Ceathramhnan Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sgurr na h-Eige
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 316 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -2°)
- 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) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 328 | 219 | 274 | 148 | 128 | 134 | 151 | 175 | 258 | 294 | 316 | 319 |
How to get to Sgurr na h-Eige
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 76 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 166 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 76 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 121 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 130 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 166 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 170 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 190 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 195 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 304 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sgurr na h-Eige
Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 4,298 natural sites, 1,050 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km509 places
- Eilean Donan Island 18 kmW
- Sgeir Bhuidhe Island 25 kmW
- Am Fraoch-eilean Island 14 kmSW
- Eilean an Fhraoich Island 21 kmW
25–60 km2,042 places
- Island of Raasay Island 51 kmW
- Scalpay Island 45 kmW
- Moy Island Island 51 kmNE
- Eilean Tigh Island 52 kmNW
60–100 km2,836 places
- Isle of Skye Island 61 kmW
- Eigg Island 72 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 87 kmW
- Oronsay Island 82 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Carnach Village, Highland2 km W
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Alltbeath Village, Highland7.7 km SE
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Athnamulloch Village, Highland9.6 km SE
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Killilan Village, Highland11 km W -
Camas-luinie Village, Highland11 km W
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Morvich Village, Highland11 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gleann Sithidh Natural site, Highland1.1 km E
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Creag Ghlas Mountain, Highland1.3 km S
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Sgairt Lair Mountain, Highland1.4 km NE
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Mullach na Dheiragain Mountain, Highland3.2 km SE -
Stuc Fraoch Choire Mountain, Highland2.3 km S
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Carn na Breabaig Mountain, Highland3 km NE
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Meall Sguman Mountain, Highland3.1 km W
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Sgurr nan Ceathramhnan Mountain, Highland4.7 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Aonach Buidhe Mountain, Highland4.9 km N
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Faochaig Mountain, Highland5.2 km NW
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Mullach Sithidh Mountain, Highland3.2 km E
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Stuc Mor Mountain, Highland3.3 km S
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Gleann Gniomhaidh Natural site, Highland5.3 km S
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Creag a' Choire Aird East Top Mountain, Highland3.5 km E
Sources & licences
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