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Beinn Scolpaig

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°39′19″ N 7°28′21″ W

Map showing the location of Beinn Scolpaig Beinn Scolpaig
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
88 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Scolpaig
1.1 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport20 km
BRR Barra Airport70 km

About Beinn Scolpaig

Beinn Scolpaig is a mountain. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 88 m. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Dùn a Ghallain and Beinn Riabhach.

Climate of Beinn Scolpaig

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (166 mm)
Driest month
May (65 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 Beinn Scolpaig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°12°14°15°16°14°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)15411312377657589103138166162155

How to get to Beinn Scolpaig

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 20 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 280 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 20 kmsouth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 70 kmsouth
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 92 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 280 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 303 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 323 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 328 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 354 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Beinn Scolpaig

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 1,076 natural sites, 952 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km294 places

  • Lingay Island 14 kmE
  • Beinn Shleibhe Island 20 kmNE
  • Taghaigh Island 23 kmE
  • Lingeigh Island 13 kmE

25–60 km622 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 48 kmNE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 53 kmE
  • Scalpay Island 53 kmNE
  • Clett Island 52 kmE

60–100 km1,132 places

  • Hebrides Island 86 kmSE
  • Isle of Skye Island 83 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 90 kmE
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 76 kmS

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