Garreg Wen

Garreg Wen is a peak in Llanwddyn, Powys, Wales and has an elevation of 1,965 feet. Garreg Wen is situated nearby to the hamlet Pennant Melangell.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cefn Gwyntog and Stac Rhos.

Cefn Gwyntog

Peak

Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.

Cefn Gwyntog is a top of Cyrniau Nod in north east Wales. It forms a part of the Berwyn range known as the Hirnantau. Its summit lies just outside the Snowdonia National Park.

Stac Rhos is a top of Pen y Boncyn Trefeilw in north east Wales. It forms a part of the Berwyn range called the Hirnantau. The views from the summit are extensive, if unremarkable due to the featureless, flat moorland surroundings.

Foel Cedig

Peak

Foel Cedig is a Marilyn on the Gwynedd/ Powys border in north Wales. In 2018 it replaced Cyrniau Nod as the Marilyn for this area. It is located a very short distance from Cyrniau Nod. This has led to peak baggers having to recomplete.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llangynog and Abertridwr.

Llangynog

Village

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Llangynog is a village and community at the confluence of the Afon Eirth and the Afon Tanat at the foot of the Berwyn range in north Powys, Wales. It lies at the foot of the Milltir Cerrig mountain pass on the B4391 road, which runs between Llan Ffestiniog and Llanfyllin. Llangynog is situated 4½ miles east of Garreg Wen.

Abertridwr

Village

Photo: Bonelli, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Abertridwr is a small village in the historic county of Montgomeryshire in the north of Powys and close to Lake Vyrnwy in the community of Llanwddyn. It lies at the confluence of Nant Tridwr with the Vyrnwy river about 1 mile from the latter's exit from the lake. Abertridwr is situated 5 miles southeast of Garreg Wen.

Llangywer

Village

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llangywer is a community near Bala, Gwynedd, Wales. It is in the historic county of Merionethshire, and is located on the south side of Llyn Tegid. In 2011 the population of Llangywer was 260, with 67.2% of them able to speak Welsh. Llangywer is situated 6 miles northwest of Garreg Wen.

Garreg Wen

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,965 feet
Description: hill (599m) in Powys
Categories: hill and landform
Location: Llanwddyn, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.82015° or 52° 49′ 13″ north

Longitude

-3.51977° or 3° 31′ 11″ west

Elevation

1,965 feet (599 metres)

Open location code

9C4RRFCJ+33

OpenStreetMap ID

node 29750699

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12623608

Wikidata ID

Q106709533

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Garreg Wen” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Garreg Wen”
Welsh: “Garreg Wen”

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Localities in the Area

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