Castell y Gwynt
Castell y Gwynt is a top of Glyder Fach in Snowdonia, north-west Wales. It has the merit of being the only 3000 ft Welsh summit classed as only a Nuttall, hence it is not included in the Welsh 3000s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,189 feet
- Description: hill (972m) in Conwy County Borough
- Also known as: “Castell Y Gwynt”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glyder Fach and Glyder Fawr.
Glyder Fach
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Glyder Fach is a mountain in Snowdonia, north-west Wales, and is the second highest of the Glyderau and the sixth highest in Wales. Routes to the summit lead from Tryfan and Bristly Ridge to the north, via Glyder Fawr from Pen-y-Pass to the south, and along the Glyder ridge to the east, towards Capel Curig.
Glyder Fawr
Peak
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glyder Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, the highest peak in the Glyderau range at just over 1,000 metres. It is the fifth-highest mountain in Wales and has several walking and scrambling routes leading to its summit.
Llyn Bochlwyd
Lake
Photo: Paul Marsh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llyn Bochlwyd is a lake in Snowdonia, Wales, in Conwy County Borough. It lies in Cwm Bochlwyd, near Llyn Ogwen in the Glyderau mountain range.
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.
Dinorwig
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dinorwig, historically spelled as Dinorwic in English, is a village located high above Llyn Padarn, near Llanberis, in Wales. The name is shared with the fort of Dinas Dinorwig, also within the community of Llanddeiniolen, on a foothill 6 kilometres from Dinorwig village and 3 kilometres from the Menai Strait and also with Port Dinorwic, the anglicised name of Y Felinheli. Dinorwig is situated 4½ miles northwest of Castell y Gwynt.
Castell y Gwynt
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Capel Curig, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.10374° or 53° 6′ 14″ northLongitude
-4.01206° or 4° 0′ 43″ westElevation
3,189 feet (972 metres)Open location code
9C5Q4X3Q+F5OpenStreetMap ID
node 976215383OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Castell y Gwynt” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Castell y Gwynt”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كاستيل واى جوينت”
- Welsh: “Castell y Gwynt”
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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 “Castell y Gwynt”. Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.