Pen yr Ole Wen
Pen yr Ole Wen is the seventh highest mountain in Snowdonia and in Wales. It is the most southerly of the Carneddau range. The mountain lies to the north of Idwal Cottage youth hostel on the A5 road, from where it has a pyramidal appearance.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,209 feet
- Description: mountain (978m) in Gwynedd
- Also known as: “Pen Yr Ole Wen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carnedd Dafydd and Ffynnon Lloer.
Carnedd Dafydd
Peak
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Carnedd Dafydd is a mountain peak in the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, Wales, and is the fourth highest peak in Wales. Situated south-west of Carnedd Llewelyn and north of Pen yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Dafydd is on the main ridge of the Carneddau, and on the border between Gwynedd and Conwy.
Ffynnon Lloer
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Ffynnon Lloer is a lake in the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales. It lies below the peaks of Pen yr Ole Wen and Carnedd Dafydd at a height of 2,225 feet and covers an area of some 6 acres.
Llyn Ogwen
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Llyn Ogwen is a ribbon lake in north-west Wales. It lies alongside the A5 road between two mountain ranges of Snowdonia, the Carneddau and the Glyderau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cwm Idwal and Bethesda.
Cwm Idwal
Locality
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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.
Bethesda
Photo: Mike Hudson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bethesda is a town in Gwynedd, North Wales. 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.
Pen yr Ole Wen
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Capel Curig, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.1376° or 53° 8′ 15″ northLongitude
-4.01061° or 4° 0′ 38″ westElevation
3,209 feet (978 metres)Open location code
9C5Q4XQQ+2QOpenStreetMap ID
node 330434738OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=cairnOpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12616195Wikidata ID
Q1613487
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Pen yr Ole Wen” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Pen yr Ole Wen”
- Dutch: “Pen yr Ole Wen”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پين ير اول وين”
- French: “Pen yr Ole Wen”
- German: “Pen yr Ole Wen”
- Irish: “Pen yr Ole Wen”
- Ladin: “Pen yr Ole Wen”
- Welsh: “Pen yr Ole Wen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Craig Y Foty and Creigiau’r Dena.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bwlch yr Ole Wen and Carnedd Fach.
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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 “Pen yr Ole Wen”. Photo: Ilovecolour, CC BY-SA 4.0.