Llyn Cowlyd
Llyn Cowlyd is the deepest lake in northern Wales. It is a reservoir in the Snowdonia National Park at the upper end of Cwm Cowlyd on the south-eastern edge of the Carneddau range of mountains, at a height of 370 metres above sea level.Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: reservoir in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Llyn Cwlyd”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Creigiau Gleision North Top and Creigiau Gleision.
Creigiau Gleision North Top
Peak
Photo: BrianP, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Creigiau Gleision North Top is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, near Capel Curig. It is a significant top on the Creigiau Gleision ridge, topping the north end of its crest.
Creigiau Gleision
Peak
Photo: Stemonitis, CC BY 2.5.
Creigiau Gleision is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, near Capel Curig. It is the easternmost of the high Carneddau and is separated from the others by Llyn Cowlyd.
Pen Llithrig y Wrach
Peak
Photo: Terry Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pen Llithrig y Wrach is a mountain peak in Snowdonia, North Wales. It is one of the four Marilyns that make up the Carneddau range. To the east is Creigiau Gleision, another Marilyn, while to the west are Pen yr Helgi Du and Carnedd Llewelyn. Craig Eigiau and Llyn Eigiau can be seen to the north, while Gallt yr Ogof, Glyder Fach and Tryfan can be viewed to the south.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capel Curig and Llanrhychwyn.
Capel Curig
Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capel Curig is a village in the county borough of Conwy, popular with climbers and hillwalkers due to its location in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park.
Llanrhychwyn
Village
Photo: Terry Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanrhychwyn is a hamlet in Conwy county borough, Wales. It lies in the Conwy valley, less than a mile south of Trefriw, and a mile north-west of Llanrwst. Llanrhychwyn is situated 3 miles east of Llyn Cowlyd.
Trefriw
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trefriw is a village near Llanrwst in the Conwy Valley in north Wales. Most of the village lies within the Snowdonia National Park, the boundary running down the main street of the village.
Llyn Cowlyd
- Category: reservoir
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.14303° or 53° 8′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.90174° or 3° 54′ 6″ westElevation
1,260 feet (384 metres)Open location code
9C5R43VX+68OpenStreetMap ID
way 15129476OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Llyn Cowlyd” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Llyn Cowlyd”
- French: “Llyn Cowlyd”
- Japanese: “コウラド湖”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Llyn Cowlyd”
- Swedish: “Llyn Cowlyd”
- Welsh: “Llyn Cowlyd”
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