Carnedd Gwenllian
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Terry Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,035 feet
- Description: mountain (925m) in Gwynedd
- Also known as: “Garnedd Uchaf” and “Y Garnedd Uchaf”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Foel Grach and Llyn Dulyn.
Foel Grach
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
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.
Llyn Dulyn
Reservoir
Photo: David Crocker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llyn Dulyn is a lake on the edge of the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales. The lake is 33 acres in extent and 189 feet deep. Less than a kilometre to its south lies the smaller Llyn Melynllyn.
Foel-fras
Peak
Photo: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Foel-fras is a mountain in the Carneddau range, about 10 km east of Bethesda in North Wales. It lies on the border between the counties of Gwynedd and Conwy.
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.
Carnedd Gwenllian
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Llanllechid, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.18296° or 53° 10′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.96635° or 3° 57′ 59″ westElevation
3,035 feet (925 metres)Open location code
9C5R52MM+5FOpenStreetMap ID
node 104406794OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Carnedd Gwenllian” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Garnedd Uchaf”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جارنيد وتشاف”
- Irish: “Carnedd Gwenllian”
- Ladin: “Garnedd Uchaf”
- Welsh: “Carnedd Gwenllian (Garnedd Uchaf)”
- Welsh: “Carnedd Gwenllian”
- Welsh: “Carnedd Ucha”
- Welsh: “Garnedd Gwenllian”
- Welsh: “Garnedd Uchaf”
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Highlights include Yr Aryg and Bera Bach.
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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 “Carnedd Gwenllian”. Photo: Terry Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.