Y Garn (Nantlle Ridge)

Y Garn

Y Garn (left) and Mynydd Drws-y-Coed (right) from Mynydd Mawr
Elevation 633 m (2,077 ft)
Listing sub Hewitt, Nuttall
Location
Location Gwynedd,  Wales
Range Moel Hebog
Topo map OS Landranger 115, OS Outdoor Leisure 17
Climbing
Easiest route Walk

Y Garn is a top of Mynydd Drws-y-Coed in Snowdonia, north Wales and is the easterly end of the Nantlle Ridge.[1]

It has steep north facing cliffs, the summit area being the highest point on a broad rocky plateau. The summit plateau contains two large shelter cairns.[2]

References

  1. ^ Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.
  2. ^ Crocker, Chris; Graham Jackson. "Mountaineering & Rock Climbing in the UK: Y Garn". Database of British Hills. Mountain Days.net. http://www.mountaindays.net/mountains/peak.php?defn=8&area=50&peak=1984. Retrieved 2008-04-08.