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Mountain

Taran Mor

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 58°01′44″ N 7°01′35″ W

Map showing the location of Taran Mor Taran Mor
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
303 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Govig
6.6 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport46 km
BEB Benbecula Airport64 km

About Taran Mor

Taran Mor is a mountain. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 303 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Creag Lionta and Taran Beag.

At a glance

Topographic prominence
146 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Taran Mor

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 176 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
October (177 mm)
Driest month
May (73 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 Taran Mor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°8°10°12°14°14°12°10°7°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)16712714086738094107147177176168

How to get to Taran Mor

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 46 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 294 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 46 kmnortheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 64 kmsouth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 115 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 294 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 300 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 311 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 328 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 388 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Taran Mor

Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 1,173 natural sites, 964 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km406 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 20 kmSE
  • Gousam Island 20 kmN
  • Tearbaso Island 23 kmN
  • Cròcach Island 23 kmN

25–60 km728 places

  • Dalmore Beach Beach 35 kmNE
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 36 kmNE
  • Scalpay Island 28 kmSE
  • Lingay Island 41 kmS

60–100 km1,025 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 93 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 92 kmSE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 63 kmS
  • Clett Island 60 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Govig Village, Western Isles
    6.6 km S
  • Amhuinnsuidhe Village, Western Isles
    7.8 km SE
  • Cliasmol Village, Western Isles
    9.5 km SE
  • Mealasta Village, Western Isles
    9.8 km NW
  • Brenish Village, Western Isles
    11 km NW
  • Miavag Village, Western Isles
    11 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources