Foel Grach
Foel Grach is a mountain in the Carneddau range. It is the eighth-highest summit in Snowdonia as well as Wales, and is included in the Welsh 3000s. It is located on a broad ridge extending northwards from Carnedd Llewelyn to Carnedd Gwenllian and Foel-fras.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,199 feet
- Description: mountain (975.4m) in Gwynedd
- Also known as: “Y Foel Grach”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carnedd Gwenllian and Carnedd Llewelyn.
Carnedd Gwenllian
Peak
Photo: Terry Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carnedd Gwenllian, previously known as Carnedd Uchaf until 2009, is a minor summit of the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, Wales, and included in the Welsh 3000s.
Carnedd Llewelyn
Peak
Photo: Sowen, Copyrighted free use.
Carnedd Llewelyn, also spelled Carnedd Llywelyn, is a mountain massif in the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, north-west Wales. 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 Gwynedd and Conwy.
Llyn Melynllyn
Reservoir
Photo: David Crocker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llyn Melynllyn is a lake within the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales. It lies at a height of just over 2,000 feet, and has an area of some 18.5 acres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen and Bethesda.
Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen
Locality
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen is a mountain pass in Conwy county borough, north Wales, traversable only on foot or horseback, following the former Roman road from Caerhun to Caernarfon.
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.
Abergwyngregyn
Village
Abergwyngregyn is a village and community of historical note in Gwynedd, a county and principal area in Wales. Under its historic name of Aber Garth Celyn it was the seat of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. Abergwyngregyn is situated 4½ miles northwest of Foel Grach.
Foel Grach
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Caerhun, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.17408° or 53° 10′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.96323° or 3° 57′ 48″ westElevation
3,199 feet (975 metres)Open location code
9C5R52FP+JPOpenStreetMap ID
node 9139815258OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Foel Grach” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Foel Grach”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل فويل جراتش”
- Irish: “Foel Grach”
- Ladin: “Foel Grach”
- Welsh: “Foel Grach”
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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 “Foel Grach”. Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.