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Sgurr nan Ceathramhnan

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°15′18″ N 5°13′22″ W

Sgurr nan Ceathramhnan
Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
1,151 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Alltbeath
3.4 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport78 km
SYY Stornoway Airport126 km

About Sgurr nan Ceathramhnan

Sgurr nan Ceathramhnan is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 1,151 m.

From Wikipedia

Sgùrr nan Ceathreamhnan (Scottish Gaelic for 'peak of the quarters') is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It lies between Glen Affric and Glen Elchaig, some 30 kilometres east of Kyle of Lochalsh. With a height of 1,151 metres (3,776 ft) it is classed as a Munro and ranked as the third highest mountain north of the Great Glen (after Carn Eighe and Mam Sodhail).

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At a glance

Topographic prominence
434 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Sgurr nan Ceathramhnan

This month · November

A wet month

Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 316 mm

Hottest month
July (day 11°)
Coldest month
December (night -5°)
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
Climate of Sgurr nan Ceathramhnan
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°0°-3°-5°
Precipitation (mm)328219274148128134151175258294316319

How to get to Sgurr nan Ceathramhnan

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 78 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 163 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 78 kmnortheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 126 kmnorthwest
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 131 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 163 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 166 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 189 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 191 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 299 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sgurr nan Ceathramhnan

Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 4,389 natural sites, 1,073 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km508 places

  • Eilean Donan Island 18 kmW
  • Eilean an Fheidh Island 22 kmS
  • Am Fraoch-eilean Island 12 kmW
  • Eilean an Fhraoich Island 23 kmNW

25–60 km2,047 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 53 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 46 kmW
  • Moy Island Island 53 kmNE
  • Eilean Tigh Island 55 kmNW

60–100 km2,948 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 62 kmW
  • Eigg Island 70 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 89 kmW
  • Oronsay Island 79 kmSW

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