Llanberis Pass
The Llanberis Pass in Snowdonia carries the main road from the south-east to Llanberis, over Pen-y-Pass, between the mountain ranges of the Glyderau and the Snowdon massif. At the bottom of the pass is the small village of Nant Peris.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Denis Egan, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Crib Goch and Llyn Llydaw.
Crib Goch
Peak
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crib Goch is a knife-edged arête in the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. The name means "red ridge" in Welsh. The highest point on the arête is 923 metres above sea level.
Llyn Llydaw
Lake
Photo: Fallschirmjäger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llyn Llydaw is a natural lake in Snowdonia National Park on the flanks of Snowdon, Wales' highest mountain. This long thin lake has formed in a cwm about one-third of the way up the mountain.
Garnedd Ugain
Peak
Photo: David Crocker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garnedd Ugain, the summit of Crib-y-Ddysgl ridge, is a pyramidal mountain in Wales that forms part of the Snowdon Massif. It is the second-highest peak in Wales and lies just under one kilometre north of the summit of Snowdon itself.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nant Peris and Cwm Idwal.
Nant Peris
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nant Peris is a village, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Llanberis Pass.
Cwm Idwal
Locality
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cwm Idwal is a cirque in the Glyderau range of mountains in northern Snowdonia, the national park in the mountainous region of North Wales. Its main interest is to hill walkers and rock climbers, but it is also of interest to geologists and naturalists, given its combination of altitude, aspect and terrain. Cwm Idwal is situated 2½ miles north of Llanberis Pass.
Rhyd Ddu
Rhyd-ddu is a small village in Snowdonia, North Wales which is a starting point for walks up Snowdon, Moel Hebog, Yr Aran and the Nantlle Ridge. It lies on the A4085 between Beddgelert and Caernarfon, at its junction with the B4418 to Nantlle and Penygroes. Rhyd Ddu railway station is one of the stops on the Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon and Porthmadog.
Llanberis Pass
- Type: Pass with an elevation of 1,509 feet
- Description: mountain pass in Gwynedd, Wales
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Llanberis, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Llanberis Pass” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Bwlch Llanberis”
- Cebuano: “Pass of Llanberis”
- Chinese: “蘭貝里斯山口”
- Hungarian: “Llanberis-hágó”
- Italian: “passo di Llanberis”
- Italian: “Passo di Llanberis”
- Swedish: “Pass of Llanberis”
- Welsh: “Bwlch Llanberis”
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Llanberis Pass”. Photo: Denis Egan, CC BY 2.0.