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Sgairneach Mhor

Located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland Coordinates: 56°49′43″ N 4°17′54″ W

Sgairneach Mhor
Mick Knapton · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
991 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dalwhinnie
12 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport81 km
DND Dundee Airport89 km

About Sgairneach Mhor

Sgairneach Mhor is a mountain. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Elevation: 991 m.

From Wikipedia

Sgairneach Mhòr is a Scottish mountain which lies in a group of seven Munros near the summit of the Pass of Drumochter and are known as the Drumochter mountains or informerly as the “A9 Munros”. The mountain is situated 13 km SSW of Dalwhinnie and four km east of the large Loch Ericht.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
182 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Sgairneach Mhor

This month · November

A wet month

Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 200 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night -5°)
Wettest month
January (238 mm)
Driest month
April (93 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 Sgairneach Mhor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°0°2°5°8°10°12°12°9°6°2°1°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-4°-2°0°3°5°5°3°1°-3°-4°
Precipitation (mm)2381531699310294101120166198200206

How to get to Sgairneach Mhor

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 81 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (107 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 91 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 81 kmnorth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 89 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 107 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 91 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 107 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 119 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 138 kmeast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 266 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Sgairneach Mhor

Within 100 km: 83 historic and cultural sites, 4,886 natural sites, 1,129 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km361 places

  • Eilean an Righ Island 18 kmNW
  • Eilean nam Faoileag Island 17 kmS
  • Eilean Beal na Gaoire Island 19 kmSW
  • Eilean na Longairt Island 19 kmW

25–60 km1,976 places

  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 39 kmNW
  • Eilean Molach Island 36 kmSW
  • Bàn Eilean Island 41 kmNW
  • Eilean nan Sasunnach Island 42 kmNW

60–100 km3,761 places

  • Eriska Island 76 kmSW
  • Moy Island Island 82 kmN
  • Shuna Island Island 72 kmW
  • Eilean Shona Island 96 kmW

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