Mountain

The Needle

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°38′22″ N 6°16′22″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 445 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Digg; 1.8 km E
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00

About The Needle

The Needle is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 445 m.

In comparison

No. 6249 of 18223 mountains in United Kingdom by elevation
64 sights and natural places within 10 km Quiraing Centre Peak South, The Prison

Nearest towns and villages

Digg Village, Highland
1.8 km E
Sartle Neighbourhood, Highland
1.7 km SE
Glasphein Neighbourhood, Highland
1.9 km E
Brogaig Neighbourhood, Highland
2.1 km E
Dunans Village, Highland
2.3 km NE
Flodigarry Village, Highland
2.8 km NE

The Needle

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Quiraing Centre Peak South Mountain, Highland
0.1 km NE
The Prison Mountain, Highland
0.2 km SE
Quiraing North Peak Mountain, Highland
0.3 km N
Quiraing East Peak Mountain, Highland
0.4 km NE
Meall na Suiramach Mountain, Highland
0.6 km NW
Cnoc Tobar na Slainte Mountain, Highland
0.7 km E
Dun Mor Mountain, Highland
0.9 km E
Cnoc a' Mheirlich Mountain, Highland
0.9 km SW

The Needle

Sources & licences

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Data last updated: November 3, 2026