- Elevation
- 697 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport86 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport120 km
About Sgurr Ruarach
Sgurr Ruarach is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 697 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Carn Loch na Dubharaiche and Beinn Bhreac.
Photos of Sgurr Ruarach
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Beinn Fhada Angus · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sgurr nan Saighead Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
A' Ghlas-bheinn Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sgurr Ruarach
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 291 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (295 mm)
- Driest month
- May (113 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° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -2° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 295 | 194 | 243 | 130 | 113 | 124 | 139 | 161 | 241 | 269 | 291 | 292 |
How to get to Sgurr Ruarach
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 86 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 170 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 86 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 120 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 122 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 170 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 171 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 198 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 199 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 299 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sgurr Ruarach
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 4,194 natural sites, 1,042 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km539 places
- Sandaig Islands Island 22 kmSW
- Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 20 kmSW
- Eilean Bàn Island 22 kmW
- Eilean Donan Island 9 kmW
25–60 km1,959 places
- Isle of Skye Island 53 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 44 kmW
- Scalpay Island 36 kmW
- Eilean Tigh Island 47 kmNW
60–100 km2,776 places
- Hebrides Island 93 kmW
- Eigg Island 62 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 80 kmW
- Oronsay Island 75 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Morvich Village, Highland3 km S -
Carn-gorm Village, Highland3.3 km S
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Ault a' chruinn Village, Highland3.9 km S
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Dornie Village, Highland8.3 km W -
Inverinate Village, Highland4.6 km SW
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Camas-luinie Village, Highland4.6 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Carn Loch na Dubharaiche Mountain, Highland0.8 km NW
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Beinn Bhreac Mountain, Highland1.3 km NE
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Carn Loch an t-Sabhail Mountain, Highland1.4 km N
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Carn Coire na Coille Mountain, Highland2.5 km N
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Sgurr an Airgid Mountain, Highland2.5 km SW
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Sgurr na Seamraig Mountain, Highland2.8 km SW
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A' Ghlas-bheinn Mountain, Highland4.7 km E
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Carn Sgriobhaich Mountain, Highland3.2 km NW
Sources & licences
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