Llyn Gwynant
Llyn Gwynant is a lake in Snowdonia, Wales. Llyn Gwynant lies on the River Glaslyn, in the Nant Gwynant valley, and is about 1¼ miles north east of Llyn Dinas; the village of Bethania lies between them. Snowdon lies 2 miles to the north west.Photo: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gallt y Wenallt and Llyn Llydaw.
Gallt y Wenallt
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Gallt y Wenallt is a subsidiary summit of Y Lliwedd in Snowdonia National Park, north Wales. It lies at the end of the north ridge. Its northern face is reputed to be the longest slope in Snowdonia, being close to 2000 ft.
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. Llyn Llydaw is situated 2 miles northwest of Llyn Gwynant.
Y Lliwedd
Peak
Photo: Soloist, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Y Lliwedd is a mountain, connected to Snowdon in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales. Its summit lies 898 metres above sea level. The eastern flanks are steep cliffs rising above Glaslyn and Llyn Llydaw. Y Lliwedd is situated 1½ miles northwest of Llyn Gwynant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beddgelert and Croesor.
Beddgelert
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
Beddgelert is a picturesque village in Gwynedd, renowned for the grave of Prince Llywelyn's dog Gelert.
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. Croesor is situated 4½ miles south of Llyn Gwynant.
Nantmor
Village
Photo: William Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nantmor is a hamlet which lies about 1½ miles to the south of the village of Beddgelert in Gwynedd, Wales. The current spelling of the name Nantmor is more modern – most old documents from the 16th to the 18th century record the name as Nanmor. Nantmor is situated 4½ miles southwest of Llyn Gwynant.
Llyn Gwynant
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Gwynedd, Wales
- Category: lake
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.04725° or 53° 2′ 50″ northLongitude
-4.02487° or 4° 1′ 30″ westElevation
879 feet (268 metres)Open location code
9C5Q2XWG+W3OpenStreetMap ID
way 1493703357OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Welsh—“Llyn Gwynant” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Llyn Gwynant”
- Arabic: “Llyn Gwynant”
- Cebuano: “Llyn Gwynant”
- Chinese: “Llyn Gwynant”
- Dutch: “Llyn Gwynant”
- French: “Llyn Gwynant”
- Hebrew: “Llyn Gwynant”
- Irish: “Llyn Gwynant”
- Japanese: “グゥイナント湖”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Llyn Gwynant”
- Spanish: “Llyn Gwynant”
- Swedish: “Llyn Gwynant”
- Twi: “Llyn Gwynant”
- Welsh: “Llyn Gwynant”
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