Moelwyn Mawr
Moelwyn Mawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion. Its summit overlooks the Vale of Ffestiniog and has views in all directions.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,526 feet
- Description: mountain (770m) in Gwynedd
- Also known as: “Moelwyn” and “White Mount”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Craigysgafn and Llyn Stwlan.
Craigysgafn
Peak
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Craigysgafn is a rocky ridge and a top of Moelwyn Mawr that leads south from Moelwyn Mawr to Moelwyn Bach in Snowdonia, North Wales. It has several gullies which lead directly down to the scree slopes above Llyn Stwlan. Some scrambling is needed in places.
Moelwyn Bach
Peak
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moelwyn Bach is a mountain in Snowdonia, northern Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion. It is connected to its parent peak Moelwyn Mawr via the Craigysgafn ridge. It overlooks the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog and the Vale of Ffestiniog.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Croesor and Tanygrisiau.
Croesor
Village
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Croesor is a small village in Gwynedd, Wales, located at the foot of Cnicht, in Cwm Croesor, in the community of Llanfrothen. The Croesor Tramway travelled along the bed of the cwm, before rising steeply to Bwlch Rhosydd via Croesor Incline.
Tanygrisiau
Village
Photo: Ross Burgess, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tanygrisiau is a village and area within Blaenau Ffestiniog in the upper end of the Vale of Ffestiniog in the county of Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It can be found along the southern side of the Moelwyn mountain range and dates to around 1750.
Rhyd
Hamlet
Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhyd is a small village in the Welsh County of Gwynedd, located on the B4410 road, halfway between Maentwrog and Llanfrothen. Situated on an elevated site within the Snowdonia National Park, the village has views of the Moelwyns, notably Moelwyn Bach.
Moelwyn Mawr
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.98421° or 52° 59′ 3″ northLongitude
-4.00019° or 4° 0′ 1″ westElevation
2,526 feet (770 metres)Open location code
9C4QXXMX+MWOpenStreetMap ID
node 1403197099OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Moelwyn Mawr” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Moelwyn Mawr”
- Cebuano: “Moelwyn Mawr”
- Dutch: “Moelwyn Mawr”
- Irish: “Moelwyn Mawr”
- Japanese: “モエルウィン・マウル”
- Ladin: “Moelwyn Mawr”
- Swedish: “Moelwyn Mawr”
- Welsh: “Moelwyn Mawr”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pant-mawr Slate Mines and Moelwyn Slate Mine.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pant-mawr Mine Slate Mill and Moelwyn quarry.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Moelwyn Mawr”. Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.