- Elevation
- 993 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport50 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport123 km
About Sgurr na Ruaidhe
Sgurr na Ruaidhe is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 993 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Aonach na Reise and Garbh-charn.
At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 226 m
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Sgurr na Ruaidhe
This month · November
A wet month
Day 3° · Night -3° · Rain 290 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 12°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- January (305 mm)
- Driest month
- May (120 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) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -5° | -4° | -3° | 0° | 3° | 5° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -3° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 305 | 207 | 251 | 132 | 120 | 126 | 138 | 162 | 235 | 271 | 290 | 294 |
How to get to Sgurr na Ruaidhe
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 50 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 157 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 50 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 123 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 151 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 157 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 169 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 179 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 194 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 324 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sgurr na Ruaidhe
Within 100 km: 43 historic and cultural sites, 4,439 natural sites, 999 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km425 places
- Moy Island Island 23 kmNE
- Eilean Aigas Island 18 kmE
- Eilean nan Uan Island 21 kmNE
- Eilean an Daraich Island 22 kmNE
25–60 km1,971 places
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 47 kmNW
- Sandaig Islands Island 60 kmSW
- Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 49 kmNW
- Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 57 kmSW
60–100 km3,085 places
- Isle of Skye Island 86 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 73 kmW
- Eigg Island 100 kmSW
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 99 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Aonach na Reise Mountain, Highland1.5 km E
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Garbh-charn Mountain, Highland1.6 km S
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Carn nan Gobhar Mountain, Highland2 km NW
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Meall a' Gheur-fheadain Mountain, Highland2.8 km SW
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An Leth-chreag Mountain, Highland2.9 km N
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Sgurr a' Choire Ghlais Mountain, Highland3.1 km W
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Glen Strathfarrar Natural site, Highland3 km SE
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Meallan Odhar Mountain, Highland3.7 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources