- Elevation
- 477 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- DND Dundee Airport50 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport77 km
About An Cruachan
An Cruachan is a mountain. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Elevation: 477 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Meall Creag Airighe and Creag an Achaidh Bhain.
Photos of An Cruachan
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Castle Menzies Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of An Cruachan
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 124 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (156 mm)
- Driest month
- April (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° | 12° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 156 | 98 | 107 | 64 | 74 | 70 | 76 | 83 | 107 | 130 | 124 | 130 |
How to get to An Cruachan
The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 50 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Edinburgh Airport (EDI) (77 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 52 km to the east.
Airports
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 50 kmeast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 77 kmsouth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 90 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 52 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 81 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 87 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 120 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 227 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from An Cruachan
Within 100 km: 183 historic and cultural sites, 3,886 natural sites, 842 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km351 places
- Isle of Spar Island 13 kmW
- Eilean nan Ubh Island 11 kmW
- Island of Clunie Island 21 kmE
- Lamb Island Island 9 kmNE
25–60 km1,663 places
- Mugdrum Island Island 43 kmSE
- Ellens Isle Island 57 kmSW
- St Serf's Island Island 53 kmSE
- Moncreiffe Island Island 33 kmSE
60–100 km2,897 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 69 kmSE
- Cramond beach Beach 75 kmSE
- Portobello Beach Beach 83 kmSE
- Gullane Beach Beach 86 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Aberfeldy Village, Perth and Kinross5.4 km NW -
Drumcroy Lodges Village, Perth and Kinross4.6 km NW
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Little Ballinluig Village, Perth and Kinross6.1 km N
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Dunskiag Village, Perth and Kinross6.4 km W
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Grandtully Village, Perth and Kinross6.5 km N
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Stewartfield Village, Perth and Kinross6.5 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Meall Creag Airighe Mountain, Perth and Kinross0.4 km SW
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Creag an Achaidh Bhain Mountain, Perth and Kinross1 km W
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Creag na Moine Moire Mountain, Perth and Kinross1.4 km SW
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Grandtully Hill Mountain, Perth and Kinross1.4 km NE
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Loch Kennard Lake, Perth and Kinross1.7 km S
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Creag a' Mhadaidh Mountain, Perth and Kinross2.1 km SE
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Loch na Craige Lake, Perth and Kinross2.3 km SW
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Grandtully Hill North Top Mountain, Perth and Kinross3.1 km N
Sources & licences
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