North Wales
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Llangywer

Is-afon

Is-afon is a peak in , , and has an elevation of 1,608 feet. Is-afon is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Bala Lake and Llangower railway station.

Lake
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llyn Tegid, also known as or Lake Bala in English, is a large freshwater glacial lake in , Wales. The , which has its source on the slopes of in the mountains of , feeds the 3.7-by-0.5-mile lake.

Railway station
Llangower was a minor station opened by the GWR on the Ruabon to Barmouth line in 1929 on the southern shore of serving the hamlet of Llangower.

Railway station
Photo: Timothy Titus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pentrepiod railway station is a small unstaffed railway halt on the Bala Lake Railway alongside the B4403. Trains will stop here by request only, and the station can only be accessed by means of footpaths around the lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bala and Llanuwchllyn.

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a picturesque town of 2,000 people on the shores of Lake in , . It lies at the south-eastern edge of the . Excellent national centre for white water rafting and canoeing nearby.

Village
Photo: Black Kite, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and community in , Wales, near the southern end of . It is one of the most sparsely populated communities in Wales.

Hamlet
Photo: Dewi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small hamlet in Meirionnydd, , , about 1.5 miles south-east of . It is home to the Outdoor Activity Centre and a now disused Victorian chapel, built for the Calvinistic Methodists.

Is-afon

Latitude
52.872° or 52° 52′ 19″ north
Longitude
-3.5969° or 3° 35′ 49″ west
Elevation
1,608 feet (490 metres)
Open location code
9C4RVCC3+R6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11724395984
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bryn Pig and Is-afon.

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