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Snowdonia (Eryri) 6 Glyder Fach: 994 m (3,261 ft) Glyderau: Snowdonia (Eryri) 7 Pen yr Ole Wen: 978 m (3,209 ft) Carneddau: Snowdonia (Eryri) 8 Foel Grach: 976 m (3,202 ft) Carneddau: Snowdonia (Eryri) 9 Yr Elen: 962 m (3,156 ft) Carneddau: Snowdonia (Eryri) 10 Y Garn: 947 m (3,107 ft) [2] Glyderau: Snowdonia (Eryri) 11 Foel Fras: 942 m (3,091 ...
Snowdon massif as seen from Glyder Fawr – (Left to right:) Y Lliwedd, Crib Goch, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Garnedd Ugain. The Snowdon Massif, Snowdon Range, or Yr Wyddfa massif, is one of the three mountain groups in Snowdonia (Eryri), north Wales, to include mountains over 3,000 feet (914 m) high.
Snowdonia, or Eryri (pronounced ⓘ), is a mountainous region and national park in North Wales. It contains all 15 mountains in Wales over 3000 feet high, including the country's highest, Snowdon ( Yr Wyddfa ), which is 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) tall.
The name Hafod Eryri was chosen from several hundred put forward after a competition was held by the BBC. [73] [74] Hafod is Welsh for an upland summer residence, while Eryri is the Welsh name for Snowdonia. [7] The summit pillar was built in 2001, the brass toposcope carrying the date 2000. This plate details exactly 100 locations—mostly ...
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.
It is one of the most dramatic and scenic landscape areas in southern Britain. The River Wye ( Afon Gwy ) is the fifth-longest river in the United Kingdom. [ 10 ] The upper part of the river passes through the settlements of Rhayader , Builth Wells and Hay-on-Wye , but the area designated as an AONB surrounds only the 58-mile stretch lower down ...
Crib Goch is described as a "knife-edged" arête in the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. The name means "red ridge" in Welsh . The highest point on the arête is 923 metres (3,028 ft) above sea level.
Cadair Idris or Cader Idris is a mountain in the Meirionnydd area of Gwynedd, Wales.It lies at the southern end of the Snowdonia National Park near the town of Dolgellau.The peak, which is one of the most popular in Wales for walkers and hikers, [1] is composed largely of Ordovician igneous rocks, with classic glacial erosion features such as cwms, moraines, striated rocks, and roches moutonnées.