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Yr Aran is a mountain peak on a ridge radiating south from Snowdon, Wales' highest mountain, with views of the summit of Snowdon, Moel Hebog and the Nantlle Ridge.It has an elevation of 747.2 m (2,451 ft) and a prominence of 235 m (771 ft).
Crib Goch is classed as a Welsh 3000er and is also often climbed as the first part of the Snowdon Horseshoe, which goes on over Garnedd Ugain, Snowdon and Y Lliwedd, before returning to Pen-y-Pass. Crib Goch is one of the wettest spots in the United Kingdom, with an average of 4,473 millimetres (176.1 in) rainfall a year over the past 30 years. [7]
The Rhyd Ddu path, formerly called the Beddgelert Path, leads from the village of Rhyd Ddu, west of Snowdon, gently up on to Llechog, a broad ridge dropping west from the summit. [7] It is considered one of the easier routes to the summit, [ 38 ] [ 7 ] with the advantage that the summit is visible from the start, [ 7 ] but is one of the least ...
Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) from Crib Goch, Snowdonia. The Welsh 3000s are the 15 Welsh Munros.These are mountains in Wales that are over 3,000 feet (914.4 m). Geographically they fall within three ranges (the Snowdon Massif, the Glyderau, and the Carneddau), but close enough to make it possible to reach all 15 summits within 24 hours, a challenge known as the Welsh 3000s challenge.
Rhyd-ddu (/ ˌ r iː d ˈ ð iː /; Welsh: [ˌr̥iːdˈðiː]; lit. ' black ford ') is a small village in Snowdonia, North Wales which is a starting point for walks up Snowdon (via the Rhyd Ddu Path), Moel Hebog, Yr Aran and the Nantlle Ridge.
The Snowdon Horseshoe is the name given to the semi-circular ring of ridges and peaks on Snowdon's (Yr Wyddfa) eastern side, i.e. facing down Dyffryn Mymbyr towards Capel Curig. The peaks in the Horseshoe are those of Y Lliwedd, Snowdon, Garnedd Ugain and Crib Goch. The Snowdon Horseshoe viewed from Dyffryn Mymbyr in early spring.
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It would be taken down the Miners Track to a store-house at Pen-y-Pass first. Previously, the miners had had to move the ore over the Snowdon summit and down to Beddgelert, which is located at around a third the height of Snowdon. The Llanberis pass road extends beyond Pen-y-Pass to join the Beddgelert-to-Capel Curig road at the Pen-y-Gwryd hotel.