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Mountain

Sgùrr nan Gillean

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°14′52″ N 6°11′36″ W

Sgùrr nan Gillean
Adrian Pingstone · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
966 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bualintur
7.7 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport75 km
BRR Barra Airport80 km

About Sgùrr nan Gillean

Sgùrr nan Gillean is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 966 m.

From Wikipedia

Sgùrr nan Gillean is a peak in the northern part of the Cuillin mountains on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. With a height of 966 metres (3,169 feet), it is one of eleven Munros in the Cuillins. It is the Munro peak nearest to the settlement of Sligachan, and its impressive triangular profile makes it one of the most recognizable of the Cuillins.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
203 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Sgùrr nan Gillean

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -1° · Rain 249 mm

Hottest month
July (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
November (249 mm)
Driest month
May (100 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 Gillean
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°2°4°7°9°11°11°9°6°3°1°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-2°-1°2°4°6°6°4°2°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)228147187111100114124142217241249237

How to get to Sgùrr nan Gillean

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 75 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 195 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 75 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 80 kmwest
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 93 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 195 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 215 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 234 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 248 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 296 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sgùrr nan Gillean

Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 3,260 natural sites, 1,469 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km285 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 7 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 17 kmNE
  • Scalpay Island 13 kmE
  • Wiay Island Island 21 kmNW

25–60 km1,302 places

  • Hebrides Island 49 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 39 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 39 kmNW
  • Clett Island 41 kmNW

60–100 km3,178 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 81 kmNW
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 86 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 74 kmN
  • Oronsay Island 67 kmS

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