Pen yr Helgi Du
Pen yr Helgi Du is a mountain peak in the eastern part of the Carneddau in Snowdonia, North Wales. It lies on the south-eastern flanks of Carnedd Llewelyn, and is linked to Carnedd Llewelyn over the col of Bwlch Eryl Farchog, a knife-edge ridge over the cliffs of Craig Yr Ysfa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,733 feet
- Description: mountain (832.6m) in Conwy County Borough
- Also known as: “Penyrhelgi-du”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ffynnon Llugwy and Pen Llithrig y Wrach.
Ffynnon Llugwy
Reservoir
Photo: Simon Gwyn Roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ffynnon Llugwy is a lake in the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales. It lies at a height of about 1,786 feet and covers an area of some 40 acres.
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.
Llyn Llyffant
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llyn Llyffant is the highest lake in Wales, located at grid reference SH 687 645. Its name translates into English as "frog lake". It lies at an elevation of approximately 815m above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cwm Idwal and Llanrhychwyn.
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.
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 5 miles east of Pen yr Helgi Du.
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.
Pen yr Helgi Du
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Capel Curig, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.14756° or 53° 8′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.94752° or 3° 56′ 51″ westElevation
2,733 feet (833 metres)Open location code
9C5R43X2+2XOpenStreetMap ID
node 340243577OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Pen yr Helgi Du” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Pen yr Helgi Du”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پين ير هيلجى دو”
- Irish: “Pen yr Helgi Du”
- Ladin: “Pen yr Helgi Du”
- Welsh: “Pen yr Helgi Du”
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