Glyder Fach
Glyder Fach is a mountain in Snowdonia, north-west Wales, and is the second highest of the Glyderau and the sixth highest in Wales. Routes to the summit lead from Tryfan and Bristly Ridge to the north, via Glyder Fawr from Pen-y-Pass to the south, and along the Glyder ridge to the east, towards Capel Curig.Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castell y Gwynt and Llyn Bochlwyd.
Castell y Gwynt
Peak
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castell y Gwynt is a top of Glyder Fach in Snowdonia, north-west Wales. It has the distinction of being the only 3000 ft Welsh summit classed as only a Nuttall, hence it is not included in the Welsh 3000s.
Llyn Bochlwyd
Lake
Photo: Paul Marsh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llyn Bochlwyd is a lake in Snowdonia, Wales, in Conwy County Borough. It lies in Cwm Bochlwyd, near Llyn Ogwen in the Glyderau mountain range.
Tryfan
Peak
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tryfan is a mountain in the Ogwen Valley, Snowdonia, Wales. It forms part of the Glyderau group, and is one of the most recognisable peaks in Britain, having a classic pointed shape with rugged crags.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cwm Idwal and Nant Peris.
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.
Dinorwig
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dinorwig, historically spelled as Dinorwic in English, is a village located high above Llyn Padarn, near Llanberis, in Wales. The name is shared with the fort of Dinas Dinorwig, also within the community of Llanddeiniolen, on a foothill 6 kilometres from Dinorwig village and 3 kilometres from the Menai Strait and also with Port Dinorwic, the anglicised name of Y Felinheli. Dinorwig is situated 5 miles northwest of Glyder Fach.
Glyder Fach
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,261 feet
- Description: mountain (994.3m) in Conwy County Borough
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Capel Curig, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.10483° or 53° 6′ 17″ northLongitude
-4.00838° or 4° 0′ 30″ westElevation
3,261 feet (994 metres)Open location code
9C5Q4X3R+WJOpenStreetMap ID
node 29580546OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Glyder Fach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Glyder Fâch”
- Dutch: “Glyder Fach”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جليدير فاتش”
- Irish: “Glyder Fach”
- Ladin: “Glyder Fach”
- Swedish: “Glyder Fâch”
- Welsh: “Glyder Fach”
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