- Elevation
- 630 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport72 km
- BRR Barra Airport75 km
About Sgurr nan Gobhar
Sgurr nan Gobhar is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 630 m. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Sgurr Dearg - Inaccessible Pinnacle and Sgurr a' Mhadaidh.
Photos of Sgurr nan Gobhar
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Sgùrr nan Gillean Adrian Pingstone · Public domain -
Sgùrr Alasdair A' chachaileith · Public domain -
Am Basteir Photo taken by Ian Thomas · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sgurr nan Eag Leslie Barrie · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sgurr Dearg - Inaccessible Pinnacle Grinner · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Sgurr nan Gobhar
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night 1° · Rain 249 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 10° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 228 | 147 | 187 | 111 | 100 | 114 | 124 | 142 | 217 | 241 | 249 | 237 |
How to get to Sgurr nan Gobhar
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 72 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 195 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 72 kmnorthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 75 kmwest
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 88 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 195 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 218 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 236 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 252 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 293 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sgurr nan Gobhar
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 3,107 natural sites, 1,446 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km287 places
- Isle of Skye Island 9 kmN
- Island of Raasay Island 22 kmNE
- Scalpay Island 18 kmE
- Dùn Mòr Island 23 kmSW
25–60 km1,214 places
- Hebrides Island 43 kmSW
- Eigg Island 36 kmS
- The Coral Beaches Beach 38 kmNW
- Clett Island 41 kmNW
60–100 km3,090 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 82 kmNW
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 81 kmW
- Scalpay Island 76 kmN
- Oronsay Island 66 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Glenbrittle Village, Highland1.8 km SW
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Bualintur Village, Highland2.4 km SW -
Culnamean Village, Highland2.5 km SW
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Eynort Village, Highland6.2 km NW
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Drynoch Village, Highland9.4 km N -
Mol-chlach Village, Highland8.9 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sgurr Dearg - Inaccessible Pinnacle Mountain, Highland2.1 km SE
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Sgurr a' Mhadaidh Mountain, Highland2.3 km NE -
Sgurr na Banachdaich Mountain, Highland1.5 km E
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Sgurr Thormaid Mountain, Highland1.5 km E
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Sgurr na Banachdich Central Top Mountain, Highland1.5 km E
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Sgurr Mhic Choinnich Mountain, Highland2.9 km SE -
Sgùrr Alasdair Mountain, Highland3 km SE
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Sgurr a' Ghreadaidh South Top Mountain, Highland2 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Sgurr nan Eag Mountain, Highland4.3 km SE
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Beinn a' Bhraghad Mountain, Highland3.3 km NW
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Sgurr a' Ghreadaidh Mountain, Highland2 km E
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Sgurr Dearg - Cairn Mountain, Highland2 km SE
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Sgurr Thuilm Mountain, Highland2.1 km NE
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Sgurr a' Mhadaidh Far East Top Mountain, Highland2.7 km NE
Sources & licences
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