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Central Lowlands

Floor140 m459 ft
Depth
409 m
Rim
601 m
Length
9 km
Tonight
-1°CClear · Wind 12 km/h W

Central Lowlands is up to 409 m deep: the rim reaches 601 m and the floor 140 m, along 9 km.

All facts
Floor
140 m
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3D map

Central Lowlands 3D map

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Surface
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Topographic map

Central Lowlands topographic map

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Central Lowlands elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Depth

Depth of Central Lowlands

Up to 409 m deep (typically 354 m) along the 9.0 km in view.

0200400600800409 mrimfloor059.0 km

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.

Weather

Central Lowlands weather

Tonight · Clear · -1°C (30°F) · Wind 12 km/h W

Central Lowlands forecast for about 601 m.

  • Tonight-1°–12 km/h W
  • Today0°5°32.9 mm38 km/h SW
  • Sun2°6°3.2 mm45 km/h W
  • Mon1°4°21.0 mm25 km/h S
  • Tue3°9°10.9 mm35 km/h S
  • Wed4°7°1.0 mm19 km/h W
  • Thu5°7°0.9 mm8 km/h E
  • Fri5°7°7.1 mm10 km/h E
  • Sat3°7°12.8 mm15 km/h E
  • Sun3°3°3.8 mm19 km/h NW

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Central Lowlands

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Central Lowlands, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
Parking1.5 km N
Parking1.5 km N
Parking2.8 km S
Campsite3.5 km SE
Caledonian LodgesCaravan site4.3 km WSW
Twenty Shilling Wood Caravan ParkCaravan site4.4 km SSE
West Lodge Caravan ParkCaravan site5.6 km SE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 64% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
63.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
32.9%
Steep, 30–45°
3.3%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.1%
Steeper than 30°
3.4% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
880 m low point 49 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 78.8%Trees 18.2%Water 1.9%Cropland 0.7%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 6 km of Central Lowlands.

NESW5 km10 km123456789
Summit list 9
  1. 1Creag na h-lolaire543 m 1.8 km ENE
  2. 2Dubh Chreag538 m 2.0 km ENE
  3. 3Dùn Mòr518 m 2.6 km ENE
  4. 4Meall Reamhar557 m 3.3 km ENE
  5. 5Creag Gharbh630 m 3.5 km ENE
  6. 6Meall na Sèide757 m 4.6 km ENE
  7. 7Ben Chonzie931 m 5.4 km NE
  8. 8Carn Chòis783 m 5.6 km E
  9. 9Mòr Bheinn640 m 6.0 km SSW
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 342 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Bird's-nest orchid11
  • Scotch Broom10
  • Purple foxglove10
  • Common Harebell10
  • Red Kite9
  • Mallard8
Where it sits

Where Central Lowlands sits

Region
Scotland153United Kingdom371Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-15)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · Wikipedia