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Mountain

Sgurr nan Coireachean

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°00′27″ N 5°24′17″ W

Sgurr nan Coireachean
David Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
953 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sourlies
5.8 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport101 km
TRE Tiree Airport106 km

About Sgurr nan Coireachean

Sgurr nan Coireachean is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 953 m.

From Wikipedia

Sgùrr nan Coireachan (953 m) is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It lies in the Lochaber region, near the head of the remote Glen Dessarry. A steep mountain with a mixture of rocky and grassy slopes, it is often climbed as part of the Sgurr na Ciche ridge. Climbs usually start from Loch Arkaig to the east.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
220 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Sgurr nan Coireachean

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 308 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
January (319 mm)
Driest month
May (121 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 Coireachean
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°2°5°9°11°12°12°10°6°3°1°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-3°-2°1°4°6°5°4°1°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)319210264141121130149173255287308311

How to get to Sgurr nan Coireachean

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 101 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 146 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 101 kmnortheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 106 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 124 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 146 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 160 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 180 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 201 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 270 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sgurr nan Coireachean

Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 4,497 natural sites, 1,322 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km518 places

  • Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 19 kmNW
  • An t-Eilean Meadhoin Island 23 kmW
  • Eilean Tioram Island 17 kmNW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 18 kmS

25–60 km1,955 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 58 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 48 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 47 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 50 kmSW

60–100 km3,387 places

  • Hebrides Island 86 kmW
  • Isle of Skye Island 61 kmNW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 92 kmNW
  • Scarba Island 94 kmS

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