Carnedd Ugain

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 of Interest

Highlights include Snowdon and Glaslyn.

Snowdon

Peak

Photo: Gdr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Snowdon, or Yr Wyddfa, is a mountain in Snowdonia in North Wales. With an elevation of 1,085 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Wales, and the highest in the British Isles south of the Scottish Highlands.

Glaslyn

Lake

Photo: Zaphod Beeblebrox, Public domain.

Glaslyn is a lake in the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, north-west Wales.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nant Peris and Rhyd Ddu.

Nant Peris

Village

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Nant Peris is a village, which is situated 2 miles north of Carnedd Ugain.

Rhyd Ddu

Photo: RICHARD OUTRAM, CC BY 2.0.

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 4 miles north of Beddgelert, 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.

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 3½ miles northeast of Carnedd Ugain.

Carnedd Ugain

Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,494 feet
Category: landform
Location: Llanberis, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.07555° or 53° 4′ 32″ north

Longitude

-4.07527° or 4° 4′ 31″ west

Elevation

3,494 feet (1,065 metres)

Open location code

9C5Q3WGF+6V

GeoNames ID

6696242

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