Gallt y Wenallt
Gallt y Wenallt is a subsidiary summit of Y Lliwedd in Snowdonia National Park, north Wales. It lies at the end of the north ridge. Its northern face is reputed to be the longest slope in Snowdonia, being close to 2000 ft.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Llyn Llydaw and Cwm Dyli.
Llyn Llydaw
Lake
Photo: Fallschirmjäger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llyn Llydaw is a natural lake in Snowdonia National Park on the flanks of Snowdon, Wales' highest mountain. This long thin lake has formed in a cwm about one-third of the way up the mountain.
Cwm Dyli
Power station
Photo: Born Acorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cwm Dyli is the location of a hydro-electric power station on the southern flank of the Snowdon range in North Wales. At the time it was built, it was the largest hydro-electric power station in the United Kingdom.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cwm Idwal and Nant Peris.
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.
Rhyd Ddu
Rhyd-ddu is a small village in Snowdonia, North Wales which is a starting point for walks up Snowdon, Moel Hebog, Yr Aran and the Nantlle Ridge. It lies on the A4085 between Beddgelert and Caernarfon, at its junction with the B4418 to Nantlle and Penygroes. Rhyd Ddu railway station is one of the stops on the Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon and Porthmadog.
Gallt y Wenallt
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,031 feet
- Description: hill (619m) in Gwynedd
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Beddgelert, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.05938° or 53° 3′ 34″ northLongitude
-4.02714° or 4° 1′ 38″ westElevation
2,031 feet (619 metres)Open location code
9C5Q3X5F+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
node 2763908226OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Gallt y Wenallt” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Gallt y Wenallt”
- Welsh: “Gallt yr Wenallt”
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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 “Gallt y Wenallt”. Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.