Creigiau Gleision
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Stemonitis, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,224 feet
- Description: mountain (678m) in Conwy County Borough
- Also known as: “Creigau Gleision”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Craiglwyn and Creigiau Gleision North Top.
Craiglwyn
Peak
Photo: Terry Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craiglwyn is a top of Creigiau Gleision in Snowdonia, Wales, near Capel Curig. It lies at the south end of the Creigiau Gleision ridge, and offers good views of Carnedd Dafydd, Pen yr Helgi Du, Pen Llithrig y Wrach, Gallt yr Ogof, Tryfan and Moel Siabod.
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.
Llyn Cowlyd
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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.
Llanrwst
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanrwst is an ancient market town of 3,300 people in the county borough of Conwy in North Wales. It is less than a mile from the edge of Snowdonia Park. its main industry is tourism.
Creigiau Gleision
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Trefriw, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.13583° or 53° 8′ 9″ northLongitude
-3.90131° or 3° 54′ 5″ westElevation
2,224 feet (678 metres)Open location code
9C5R43PX+8FOpenStreetMap ID
node 340243634OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Creigiau Gleision” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Creigiau Gleision”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كريجياو جليسيون”
- Irish: “Creigiau Gleision”
- Ladin: “Creigiau Gleision”
- Welsh: “Creigiau Gleision”
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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 “Creigiau Gleision”. Photo: Stemonitis, CC BY 2.5.