Tryfan

Tryfan is a mountain in the Ogwen Valley, , . It forms part of the Glyderau group, and is one of the most recognisable peaks in Britain, having a classic pointed shape with rugged crags.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Glyder Fawr and Glyder Fach.

Peak
is a mountain in , , 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.

Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
is a mountain in , north-west , 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 from Pen-y-Pass to the south, and along the Glyder ridge to the east, towards .

Lake
is a in , , in . It lies in Cwm Bochlwyd, near in the Glyderau mountain range.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cwm Idwal and Nant Peris.

Locality
is a cirque in the Glyderau range of mountains in northern , the national park in the mountainous region of . 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.

Village
is a village.

Tryfan

Latitude
53.1149° or 53° 6′ 54″ north
Longitude
-3.9976° or 3° 59′ 51″ west
Elevation
3,012 feet (918 metres)
Open location code
9C5R4272+XX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29580544
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q3405438
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Tryfan” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Tryfan
  • Breton: Tryfan
  • Bulgarian: Трйфан
  • Cebuano: Tryfan
  • Chinese: 特瑞凡峰
  • Dutch: Tryfan
  • Egyptian Arabic: جبل تريفان
  • German: Tryfan
  • Irish: Tryfan
  • Japanese: トリヴァン
  • Ladin: Tryfan
  • Slovak: Tryfan
  • Swedish: Tryfan
  • Welsh: Tryfan

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Central Buttress and South Buttress.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tryfan Far South Peak and Bwlch Tryfan.

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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 “Tryfan”. Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.