- Elevation
- 177 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BRR Barra Airport14 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport41 km
About Cruachan
Cruachan is a mountain. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 177 m. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Hairtebreac and Roineabhal.
Photos of Cruachan
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Triuirebheinn Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Beinn Sciathan Mipmapped · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Easaval Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Cruachan
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 158 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- October (163 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 153 | 110 | 121 | 76 | 65 | 74 | 91 | 106 | 138 | 163 | 158 | 154 |
How to get to Cruachan
The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 14 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 232 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 14 kmsouthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 41 kmnorth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 73 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 232 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 272 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 282 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 293 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 313 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Cruachan
Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 1,106 natural sites, 933 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km182 places
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 22 kmSW
- Stulaigh Island 9 kmN
- Siolaigh Mor Island 24 kmN
- Garbh-Lingeigh Island 13 kmSW
25–60 km542 places
- Hebrides Island 32 kmSE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 58 kmNE
- Flodaigh Beag Island 44 kmN
- Dùn Mòr Island 27 kmN
60–100 km1,336 places
- Isle of Skye Island 65 kmE
- Isle of Harris Natural site 92 kmN
- Island of Raasay Island 79 kmNE
- Eigg Island 71 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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South Glen Dale Village, Western Isles1.7 km W
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Bun a' Mhuillinn Village, Western Isles3.1 km SW
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North Glendale Village, Western Isles3.2 km NW
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Haun Village, Western Isles3.5 km SW
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Rubha Ban Village, Western Isles3.7 km SW
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Balla Village, Western Isles4 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hairtebreac Mountain, Western Isles1.1 km E
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Roineabhal Mountain, Western Isles1.2 km SE
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Marabhal Mountain, Western Isles1.4 km NW
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Beinn Bheag Mountain, Western Isles2.1 km N
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Easaval Mountain, Western Isles3.5 km W
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Beinn Sciathan Mountain, Western Isles3.9 km S
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Rubha Mealabhaig Mountain, Western Isles3 km SE
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Maol na h-Ordaig Mountain, Western Isles3.2 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Triuirebheinn Mountain, Western Isles6.4 km N
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Loch Boisdale Natural site, Western Isles3.3 km NW
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Cnoc Pairceanan Mountain, Western Isles4.7 km S
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Beinn Ruigh Choinnich Mountain, Western Isles4.8 km N
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Beinn Cracabhaig Mountain, Western Isles5.2 km S
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Beinn Stac Mountain, Western Isles6.1 km S
Sources & licences
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