- Elevation
- 482 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport59 km
- INV Inverness Airport66 km
About The Craggan
The Craggan is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 482 m. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Meallan Liath Beg and Glen Sletdale.
Photos of The Craggan
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Beinn Mhealaich Alan Stewart · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Glen Loth Steven Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of The Craggan
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 123 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- November (123 mm)
- Driest month
- May (64 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) | 4° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 115 | 81 | 102 | 66 | 64 | 72 | 77 | 87 | 107 | 117 | 123 | 113 |
How to get to The Craggan
The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 59 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 152 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 59 kmnortheast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 66 kmsouth
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 109 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 152 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 192 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 245 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 253 kmsouth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 377 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Craggan
Within 100 km: 55 historic and cultural sites, 2,333 natural sites, 628 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km197 places
- Eilean nam Meann Island 24 kmNW
- Rubha Mòr Island 22 kmNW
- Eilean nam Faoileag Island 11 kmS
- Loch an Tubairnaich Lake 8 kmS
25–60 km754 places
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 57 kmSE
- Clett Island 59 kmN
- Eilean nan Ron Island 55 kmNW
- Rabbit Islands Island 55 kmNW
60–100 km2,065 places
- Hoy Island 87 kmN
- Flotta Island 90 kmNE
- Findlays Seat Mountain 74 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 92 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Meallan Liath Beg Mountain, Highland2.3 km SW
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Glen Sletdale Natural site, Highland2.9 km SE
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Beinn Dhorain Mountain, Highland2.7 km E
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Creag a' Bhodaich Mountain, Highland2.8 km SE
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Ben Uarie Mountain, Highland2.8 km E
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Carn Garbh Mountain, Highland2.8 km S
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Cnoc Craggie Mountain, Highland3.2 km N
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Strath of Kildonan Natural site, Highland3.1 km N
More nature in United Kingdom
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Glen Loth Natural site, Highland6.1 km SE
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Beinn Mhealaich Mountain, Highland6.3 km E
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Meallan Liath Mor Mountain, Highland3.5 km SW
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Carn Garbh South Top Mountain, Highland4.3 km S
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A' Chrasg Mountain, Highland4.7 km E
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Creag Dal-Langal Mountain, Highland5.4 km N
Sources & licences
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