Yr Elen

Yr Elen is a mountain in the range in , . It is the ninth-highest mountain in Snowdonia. The average annual temperature of the peak is around 4 °C.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Carnedd Llewelyn and Ffynnon Caseg.

Peak
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, also spelled Carnedd Llywelyn, is a mountain massif in the range in , north-west . It is the highest point of the Carneddau at 1,064 metres and the second-highest peak by relative height in Wales, 49th in the British Isles and lies on the border between and .

Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
is a mountain in the range. It is the eighth-highest summit in as well as , and is included in the Welsh 3000s. It is located on a broad ridge extending northwards from to and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bethesda and Cwm Idwal.

is a town in , . It is often known locally as Pesda. The town lies at the foot of the Nant Francon pass, leading up the Ogwen valley into the heart of the Snowdonia mountains. It is ideal for walking Snowdonia.

Locality
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
is a small, partly forested hill in , . It forms the start of the Glyderau ridge. It is also the name of the quarry village at the base of the hill situated at the edge of National Park at grid reference SH600656.

Yr Elen

Latitude
53.16657° or 53° 9′ 60″ north
Longitude
-3.9852° or 3° 59′ 7″ west
Elevation
3,156 feet (962 metres)
Open location code
9C5R5287+JW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 104406760
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
12613829
Wiki­data ID
Q8520927
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Yr Elen” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Yr Elen
  • Irish: Yr Elen
  • Ladin: Yr Elen
  • Welsh: Yr Elen

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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 “Yr Elen”. Photo: Erwynj, CC BY 4.0.