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Snowdon (/ ˈ s n oʊ d ən /), or Yr Wyddfa (Welsh: [ər ˈʊɨ̞̯ðva] ⓘ), is a mountain in Snowdonia in North Wales.It has an elevation of 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level, which makes it both the highest mountain in Wales and the highest in the British Isles south of the Scottish Highlands.
This is a list of the 50 highest mountains in Wales. The Welsh mountains are ranked highest first. ... 1 Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) 1,085 m ... 12 Carnedd Gwenllian: 926 m ...
It is regarded as a fine mountain, but at times gets very crowded; [51] [52] in addition the Snowdon Mountain Railway runs to the summit. [53] The other high mountains with their boulder-strewn summits as well as Tryfan, one of the few mountains in the UK south of Scotland whose ascent needs hands as well as feet are also very popular. However ...
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]
Garnedd Ugain, also known as Crib-y-Ddysgl, is a pyramidal mountain in Wales that forms part of the Snowdon Massif.It is the second-highest peak in Wales, (Although with a far greater topographical prominence Carnedd Llywelyn is usually considered second highest). and lies just under one kilometre north of the summit of Snowdon itself.
Clogwyn Du'r Arddu (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈklɔɡwɨ̞n ˈdɨːr ˈarðɨ̞], translates as the "black cliff of the black height"), [2] is a north-facing rhyolite set of cliffs located on the northern flank of Snowdon mountain.
[1] [2] 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.
The Snowdon Mountain Railway (SMR; Welsh: Rheilffordd yr Wyddfa) is a narrow gauge rack-and-pinion mountain railway in Gwynedd, north-west Wales.It is a tourist railway that travels for 4.7 miles (7.6 km) from Llanberis to the summit of Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales. [4]