- Elevation
- 1,083 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- DND Dundee Airport70 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport91 km
About Schiehallion
Schiehallion is a mountain. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Elevation: 1,083 m.
Schiehallion (; Scottish Gaelic: Sìth Chailleann, IPA: [ʃiˈxaʎən̪ˠ]) is a prominent cone-shaped mountain in the Breadalbane region of the Scottish Highlands, in the county of Perthshire. It rises to 1,083 metres (3,553 ft) and is classed as a Munro. Schiehallion has a rich flora, interesting folklore and archaeology, and a unique place in scientific history for an 18th-century experiment in "weighing the Earth". It is near the centre of mainland Scotland.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 716 m
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Schiehallion
This month · November
A wet month
Day 2° · Night -4° · Rain 163 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 12°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- January (198 mm)
- Driest month
- April (77 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) | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -6° | -5° | -3° | -1° | 2° | 4° | 4° | 2° | -1° | -4° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 198 | 125 | 138 | 77 | 88 | 81 | 87 | 101 | 137 | 163 | 163 | 168 |
How to get to Schiehallion
The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 70 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (91 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 73 km to the east.
Airports
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 70 kmeast
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 91 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 92 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 73 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 90 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 97 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 133 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 245 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearest towns and villages
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Dunalastair Village, Perth and Kinross4.1 km N
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Inverhadden Village, Perth and Kinross5.4 km W
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Easter Bohespie Village, Perth and Kinross5.5 km NE
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White Bridge Village, Perth and Kinross6.4 km E
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Kinloch Rannoch Village, Perth and Kinross6.6 km NW
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Tummel Bridge Village, Perth and Kinross6.6 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Creagan Geur Mountain, Perth and Kinross1.8 km N
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Cnoc nan Aighean Mountain, Perth and Kinross2.2 km NE
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Speirean Ruadh Mountain, Perth and Kinross3.1 km NE
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Geal Charn Mountain, Perth and Kinross3.3 km W
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Aodann Mhor Mountain, Perth and Kinross3.3 km S
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Meall na Aighean Mountain, Perth and Kinross5.4 km S -
Meallanan Odhar Mountain, Perth and Kinross3.8 km SW
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Meall nan Eun Mountain, Perth and Kinross3.9 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Meall Garbh East Top Mountain, Perth and Kinross7.1 km SW -
Meall Liath Mountain, Perth and Kinross4.1 km SW
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Na Craigean Mountain, Perth and Kinross4.5 km SE
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Carn Mairg Mountain, Perth and Kinross4.6 km SW
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Torr nan Earban Mountain, Perth and Kinross4.8 km N
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Meall Crumach Mountain, Perth and Kinross4.9 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources