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Sgùrr na Lapaich

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°22′08″ N 5°03′38″ W

Sgùrr na Lapaich
Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
1,150 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Achagate
12 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport64 km
SYY Stornoway Airport121 km

About Sgùrr na Lapaich

Sgùrr na Lapaich is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 1,150 m.

From Wikipedia

Sgurr na Lapaich is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, situated north of Loch Mullardoch in the high ground that separates Glen Cannich and Glen Strathfarrar. The mountain reaches a height of 1,150 metres (3,773 feet), and is the fourth-highest mountain north of the Great Glen. There is no higher ground to the north of it in Great Britain. With a topographic prominence of 839 metres, Sgurr na Lapaich is the highest point for some considerable distance and is a fine viewpoint.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
840 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Sgùrr na Lapaich

This month · November

A wet month

Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 306 mm

Hottest month
July (day 11°)
Coldest month
December (night -5°)
Wettest month
January (318 mm)
Driest month
May (125 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 Sgùrr na Lapaich
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°0°1°4°8°10°11°11°9°5°2°0°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-5°-3°-1°2°4°4°2°-1°-3°-5°
Precipitation (mm)318215265143125132146170249286306308

How to get to Sgùrr na Lapaich

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 64 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 162 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 64 kmeast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 121 kmnorthwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 139 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 162 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 175 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 181 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 195 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 313 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Sgùrr na Lapaich

Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 4,428 natural sites, 1,052 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km443 places

  • Eilean a' Mhuillidh Island 12 kmE
  • Eilean Dubhain Island 21 kmNW
  • Eilean Mòr Island 20 kmNW
  • Eilean Graimich Island 8 kmNE

25–60 km2,046 places

  • Scalpay Island 56 kmW
  • Moy Island Island 38 kmNE
  • Eilean Tigh Island 59 kmW
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 45 kmNW

60–100 km3,030 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 72 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 61 kmW
  • Eigg Island 85 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 96 kmW

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