Mynydd Moel
Mynydd Moel | |
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Mynydd Moel from Cadair Idris | |
Elevation | 863 m (2,831 ft) |
Prominence | 67 m (220 ft) |
Parent peak | Cadair Idris |
Listing | Hewitt, Nuttall |
Translation | Bare Mountain (Welsh) |
Location | |
Location | Gwynedd, Wales |
Range | Cadair Idris |
OS grid | SH711130 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 124, Explorer OL23 |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike |
Mynydd Moel is a subsidiary summit of Cadair Idris in the Snowdonia National Park, in Gwynedd, northwest Wales. It lies to the east of Cadair Idris and is often climbed as a horseshoe along with Craig Cwm Amarch and Cadair Idris.
The summit bare an rocky and marked with a cairn. The north face like Cadair Idris has large cliffs. To the east is a lower broad plateau topped by the summit of Gau Graig.[1]
References
- ↑ Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.
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Coordinates: 52°41′58″N 3°54′25″W / 52.699428°N 3.907032°W