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Sgùrr nan Coireachan

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°56′10″ N 5°26′57″ W

Map showing the location of Sgùrr nan Coireachan Sgùrr nan Coireachan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
956 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glenfinnan
7.3 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport100 km
INV Inverness Airport108 km

About Sgùrr nan Coireachan

Sgùrr nan Coireachan is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 956 m. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (100 km). Nearby sights include Meall an Tarmachain and Sgurr a' Choire Riabhaich.

Climate of Sgùrr nan Coireachan

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 290 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
January (302 mm)
Driest month
May (112 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).

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Climate of Sgùrr nan Coireachan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°3°5°9°11°12°12°10°6°3°1°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-3°-2°1°4°5°5°3°1°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)302197250132112122142166243270290294

How to get to Sgùrr nan Coireachan

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 100 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 140 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 100 kmsouthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 108 kmnortheast
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 122 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 140 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 160 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 177 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 205 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 262 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sgùrr nan Coireachan

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 4,463 natural sites, 1,311 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km538 places

  • Samalaman Island Island 24 kmSW
  • Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 24 kmNW
  • Eilean nan Gobhar Island 23 kmSW
  • An t-Eilean Meadhoin Island 20 kmW

25–60 km1,899 places

  • Eigg Island 44 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 50 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 42 kmSW
  • Eriska Island 45 kmS

60–100 km3,375 places

  • Hebrides Island 83 kmW
  • Isle of Skye Island 63 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 62 kmNW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 95 kmNW

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