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Sgurr nan Gillean

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°57′15″ N 6°18′37″ W

Map showing the location of Sgurr nan Gillean Sgurr nan Gillean
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
764 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dibidil
1.5 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport61 km
BRR Barra Airport69 km

About Sgurr nan Gillean

Sgurr nan Gillean is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 764 m. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Ainshval and Leac a' Chaisteil.

Climate of Sgurr nan Gillean

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night 1° · Rain 251 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (251 mm)
Driest month
May (97 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 Sgurr nan Gillean
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°4°5°9°10°12°12°10°7°5°3°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°6°8°8°6°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)24515619311197107125148217241251240

How to get to Sgurr nan Gillean

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 61 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 175 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 61 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 69 kmwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 87 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 175 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 211 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 222 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 256 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 264 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sgurr nan Gillean

Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 2,880 natural sites, 1,437 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km97 places

  • Eigg Island 11 kmSE
  • Dùn Mòr Island 14 kmNW
  • Soay Island 20 kmN
  • The Small Isles Island 6 kmNE

25–60 km1,361 places

  • Hebrides Island 31 kmW
  • Isle of Skye Island 39 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 50 kmN
  • Scalpay Island 42 kmNE

60–100 km2,895 places

  • Colonsay Island 99 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 64 kmN
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 95 kmS
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 74 kmW

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