- Elevation
- 1,051 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- DND Dundee Airport56 km
- INV Inverness Airport81 km
About Glas Tulaichean
Glas Tulaichean is a mountain. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Elevation: 1,051 m.
Glas Tulaichean (Scottish Gaelic: An Glas-Thulchan) is a large, complex mountain in the Mounth, Scotland. It is about 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Braemar in Perth and Kinross. It is the highest of a group of domed hills which lie in remote land between the head of Glen Tilt and Glen Shee to the east. It is most commonly climbed from the Spittal of Glenshee via Glen Lochsie to the south.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 384 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Glas Tulaichean
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Carn an Righ Ali Ogden · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
An Socach Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Glas Tulaichean
This month · November
A wet month
Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 148 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- January (184 mm)
- Driest month
- June (81 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) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 9° | 6° | 2° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -6° | -5° | -3° | 0° | 3° | 5° | 4° | 2° | 0° | -3° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 184 | 118 | 132 | 83 | 86 | 81 | 81 | 96 | 128 | 157 | 148 | 151 |
How to get to Glas Tulaichean
The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 56 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (91 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 57 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 56 kmsoutheast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 81 kmnorth
- Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 91 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 57 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 94 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 104 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 120 kmsouth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 243 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glas Tulaichean
Within 100 km: 121 historic and cultural sites, 3,650 natural sites, 697 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km472 places
- Tomdachoille Island Island 22 kmSW
- Loch Vrotachan Lake 8 kmE
- Loch Valigan Lake 11 kmSW
- Loch Tilt Lake 9 kmNW
25–60 km1,533 places
- Moncreiffe Island Island 54 kmS
- Eilean an Righ Island 56 kmW
- Isle of Spar Island 42 kmSW
- Eilean nam Faoileag Island 55 kmW
60–100 km2,463 places
- Balbithan Island Island 85 kmNE
- Findlays Seat Mountain 81 kmN
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 96 kmN
- Aberdeen Beach Beach 95 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Spittal of Glenshee Village, Perth and Kinross8.4 km SE
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Glenshee Village Village, Perth and Kinross11 km SE
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Pitlochry Village, Perth and Kinross21 km SW -
Straloch Village, Perth and Kinross12 km S
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Inverey Village, Aberdeenshire12 km N
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Finegand Village, Perth and Kinross13 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Carn an Righ Mountain, Perth and Kinross2.6 km NW
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Glas Tulaichean North Top Mountain, Perth and Kinross1.9 km NE
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Mam nan Carn Mountain, Perth and Kinross2 km N
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Carn a' Chlarsaich Mountain, Perth and Kinross2.6 km NE
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Creag Bhreac Mountain, Perth and Kinross2.6 km SE
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Creag Easgaidh Mountain, Perth and Kinross2.7 km E
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Loch nan Eun Lake, Perth and Kinross2.4 km NE
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Glen Lochsie Natural site, Perth and Kinross3.6 km S
Sources & licences
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