Pen yr Ole Wen
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| Pen yr Ole Wen | |
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 Pen yr Ole Wen seen from near Llyn Ogwen |
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| Elevation | 978 m (3209 ft) |
| Location | Snowdonia, Wales |
| Range | Carneddau |
| Prominence | 45 m |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 115 |
| OS grid reference | SH655619 |
| Listing | Hewitt, Welsh 3000s, Nuttall |
| Translation | Head of the White Slope (Welsh) |
| Pronunciation | [pɛn ər 'ɔlɛ wɛn] |
Pen yr Ole Wen is a mountain in Snowdonia in Wales. It is the most southerly of the Carneddau range.
The mountain lies to the north of Idwal Cottage youth hostel on the A5 road, from where it has a pyramidal appearance. It may be climbed from the hostel by a path that leads directly up the south west "corner", climbing 675 m in about 1.5 km (i.e. an average gradient of nearly 1 in 2). A slightly easier ascent involves starting from Tal-y-Llyn Ogwen, about a mile south-east from the hostel, following the stream until nearing the outflow from the mountain lake Ffynnon Lloer and then branching left to take the path up the ridge.
For many years the mountains name was translated as "Head of the White Light", the interpretation of which was a mystery. However in 2004 Professor Owen at the Place-Name Research Centre at Bangor University in Bangor, Gwynedd resolved the matter saying that Ole comes from Goleddf, which means slope or hillside.[1]
Pen yr Ole Wen is often climbed as part of a longer route on the Carneddau range.
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- ^ www.nuttalls.com. Gives details of correct translation.
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