Bwlch Main

Bwlch Main is a mountain saddle in Betws Garmon, Gwynedd, Wales. Bwlch Main is situated nearby to the locality Shadow Gully, as well as near Cwm Tregalan.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Snowdon and Crib Goch.

Snowdon

Peak

Photo: Gdr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Snowdon, or Yr Wyddfa, is a mountain in the Snowdonia region of North Wales. It has an elevation of approx. 1,085 metres above sea level, which makes it both the highest mountain in Wales and the highest in the British Isles south of the Scottish Highlands.

Crib Goch

Peak

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Crib Goch is a knife-edged arête in the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. The name means "red ridge" in Welsh. The highest point on the arête is 923 metres above sea level.

Garnedd Ugain

Peak

Photo: David Crocker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Garnedd Ugain, the summit of Crib-y-Ddysgl ridge, is a pyramidal mountain in Wales that forms part of the Snowdon Massif. It is the second-highest peak in Wales and lies just under one kilometre north of the summit of Snowdon itself.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhyd Ddu and Beddgelert.

Rhyd Ddu

Photo: RICHARD OUTRAM, CC BY 2.0.

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 4 miles north of Beddgelert, 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.