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Mountain

Meall Ghaordaidh

Located in Stirling, Scotland Coordinates: 56°31′33″ N 4°25′00″ W

Meall Ghaordaidh
wfmillar · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
1,040 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tullich
2.9 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport73 km
DND Dundee Airport86 km

About Meall Ghaordaidh

Meall Ghaordaidh is a mountain. Location: Stirling, Scotland. Elevation: 1,040 m.

From Wikipedia

Meall Ghaordaidh is a mountain in the Southern Highlands of Scotland, approximately 10 km north-west of Killin. It is a Munro, recorded as Meall Ghaordie. The mountain can be ascended via Glen Lochay starting to the north-west of the Allt Dhùin Croisg near Duncroisk, via an eroded path leading north-west through peat bogs to the summit; alternatively, an ascent can be made from Glen Lyon starting at Stronuich via one of two spurs that lead to the summit (Creag an Tulabhain or Creag Laoghain).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
491 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Meall Ghaordaidh

This month · November

A wet month

Day 2° · Night -2° · Rain 241 mm

Hottest month
July (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -5°)
Wettest month
January (285 mm)
Driest month
June (109 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
Climate of Meall Ghaordaidh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°0°1°4°8°10°11°11°9°5°2°0°
Average low (°C)-4°-5°-4°-2°0°3°5°5°3°1°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)285184202113118109121144202240241250

How to get to Meall Ghaordaidh

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 73 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 74 km to the south.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 73 kmsouth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 86 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 91 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 74 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 89 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 99 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 157 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 235 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Meall Ghaordaidh

Within 100 km: 156 historic and cultural sites, 4,696 natural sites, 1,200 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km364 places

  • Eilean Molach Island 22 kmNW
  • Eilean nam Faoileag Island 18 kmN
  • Eilean Beal na Gaoire Island 17 kmN
  • Eilean na h-Iolaire Island 22 kmNW

25–60 km1,806 places

  • Inishail Island 45 kmSW
  • Inchlonaig Island 49 kmS
  • Inchcailloch Island 50 kmS
  • Fraoch Eilean Island 42 kmW

60–100 km3,882 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 90 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 94 kmS
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 90 kmSE
  • Cramond beach Beach 92 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Tullich Village, Stirling
    2.9 km S
  • Duncroisk Village, Stirling
    3.8 km SE
  • Cashlie Village, Perth and Kinross
    3.2 km NW
  • Killin Village, Stirling
    9 km SE
  • Pubil Village, Perth and Kinross
    5.6 km NW
  • Gallin Village, Perth and Kinross
    6.5 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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