North Wales
Conwy
Capel Curig

Llyn Bochlwyd

Llyn Bochlwyd is a in , , in . It lies in Cwm Bochlwyd, near in the Glyderau mountain range.
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Wikipedia
Photo: Paul Marsh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Conwy County Borough, Wales
  • Also known as: “Lake Australia”, “Lake Grey Cheek”, and “Lake Greycheek”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tryfan and Glyder Fach.

Peak
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a mountain in the Ogwen Valley, , . 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.

Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
is a mountain in , north-west , and is the second highest of the Glyderau and the sixth highest in Wales. Routes to the summit lead from and Bristly Ridge to the north, via from Pen-y-Pass to the south, and along the Glyder ridge to the east, towards .

Peak
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a top of in , north-west . It has the merit of being the only 3000 ft Welsh summit classed as only a Nuttall, hence it is not included in the Welsh 3000s.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cwm Idwal and Nant Peris.

Locality
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a cirque in the Glyderau range of mountains in northern , the national park in the mountainous region of . 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.

Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, historically spelled as Dinorwic in English, is a village located high above , near , in . The name is shared with the fort of Dinas , also within the community of , on a foothill 6 kilometres from village and 3 kilometres from the and also with Port Dinorwic, the anglicised name of .

Llyn Bochlwyd

Latitude
53.11333° or 53° 6′ 48″ north
Longitude
-4.0112° or 4° 0′ 40″ west
Elevation
1,814 feet (553 metres)
Open location code
9C5Q4X7Q+8G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 16598704
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
10103957
Wiki­data ID
Q13129733
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Llyn Bochlwyd” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Llyn Bochlwyd”
  • Cebuano: “Llyn Bochlwyd”
  • Dutch: “Lake Australia”
  • Dutch: “Lake Grey Cheek”
  • Dutch: “Lake Greycheek”
  • Dutch: “Llyn Bochlwyd”
  • French: “Llyn Bochlwyd”
  • German: “Llyn Bochlwyd”
  • Irish: “Llyn Bochlwyd”
  • Italian: “Llyn Bochlwyd”
  • Polish: “Llyn Bochlwyd”
  • Swedish: “Llyn Bochlwyd”
  • Venetian: “lago Bochlwyd”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Bochlwyd”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cwm Bochlwyd and Brag Rocks.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bwlch Tryfan and Tryfan Far South Peak.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Llyn Bochlwyd”. Photo: Paul Marsh, CC BY-SA 2.0.