Foel Gron
Foel Gron is a peak on the Moel Eilio ridge of hills/mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales. This ridge is used as a hiker's route from Llanberis to the summit of Snowdon.Photo: Terry Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Llyn Cwellyn and Moel Eilio.
Llyn Cwellyn
Reservoir
Photo: Velela, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Llyn Cwellyn is a reservoir in North Wales which supplies drinking water to parts of Gwynedd and Anglesey. It lies on Afon Gwyrfai in Nant y Betws between Moel Eilio and Mynydd Mawr in the northern part of Snowdonia National Park.
Moel Eilio
Peak
Photo: Velela, Public domain.
Moel Eilio is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, that is situated approximately 3 miles north-west of Snowdon itself. It has two subsidiary tops, Foel Gron and Foel Goch.
Plas-y-Nant railway station
Railway station
Photo: Velela, Public domain.
Plas-y-Nant is an unstaffed halt on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhyd Ddu and Waunfawr.
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.
Waunfawr
Village
Photo: Ian Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Waunfawr is a village and community, 6 kilometres SE of Caernarfon, near the Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, in Wales.
Rhosgadfan
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhosgadfan is a Welsh village in the county of Gwynedd, formerly part of the historic county of Caernarfonshire, and within the community of Llanwnda. It is notable as the birthplace of Kate Roberts, one of the greatest Welsh-language writers of the 20th century; her childhood home is now a museum.
Foel Gron
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,064 feet
- Description: mountain (629m) in Gwynedd
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Llanberis, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.0892° or 53° 5′ 21″ northLongitude
-4.1515° or 4° 9′ 6″ westElevation
2,064 feet (629 metres)Open location code
9C5Q3RQX+M9OpenStreetMap ID
node 333562622OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q5464008
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Foel Gron” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Foel Gron”
- Irish: “Foel Gron”
- Ladin: “Foel Gron”
- Welsh: “Foel Gron”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bryn Manllyn and Pont Cerrig-y-rhyd.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bryn-manllyn Slate Quarry and Plas-y-nant Slate Quarry.
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