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Mountain

Meall na Aighean

Located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland Coordinates: 56°37′14″ N 4°07′45″ W

Meall na Aighean
Gordon Hatton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
981 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Invervar
3.2 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
DND Dundee Airport70 km
GLA Glasgow Airport85 km

About Meall na Aighean

Meall na Aighean is a mountain. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Elevation: 981 m.

From Wikipedia

Meall nan Aighean is a Scottish mountain in the council area of Perth and Kinross. It stands in a group of four Munros known as the Càrn Mairg group or the Glen Lyon Horseshoe on the north side of Glen Lyon. It is often climbed as part of the circuit of the Càrn Mairg Munros, which stand in a curving arc around the Invervar Burn.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
136 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Meall na Aighean

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -3° · Rain 182 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night -5°)
Wettest month
January (219 mm)
Driest month
April (87 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).

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Climate of Meall na Aighean
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°0°2°5°8°11°12°12°9°6°3°1°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-4°-2°0°3°5°5°3°1°-3°-4°
Precipitation (mm)21914115487968897112152183182187

How to get to Meall na Aighean

The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 70 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (85 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 73 km to the east.

Airports

  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 70 kmeast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 85 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 88 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 73 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 84 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 94 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 137 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 242 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Meall na Aighean

Within 100 km: 170 historic and cultural sites, 4,480 natural sites, 1,030 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km374 places

  • Isle of Spar Island 9 kmSE
  • Eilean nam Faoileag Island 18 kmNW
  • Eilean nan Ubh Island 10 kmE
  • Eilean Beal na Gaoire Island 20 kmW

25–60 km1,816 places

  • Ellens Isle Island 47 kmSW
  • Island I Vow Island 52 kmSW
  • Inveruglas Isle Island 55 kmSW
  • Tarbet Isle Island 57 kmSW

60–100 km3,490 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 84 kmSE
  • Cramond beach Beach 88 kmSE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 97 kmSE
  • Eriska Island 79 kmW

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