Bwlch y Saethau
Bwlch y Saethau is a mountain saddle in Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales. Bwlch y Saethau is situated nearby to the locality Cwm Tregalan, as well as near Shadow Gully.Places of Interest
Highlights include Snowdon and Llyn Llydaw.
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.
Llyn Llydaw
Lake
Photo: Fallschirmjäger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llyn Llydaw is a natural lake in Snowdonia National Park on the flanks of Snowdon, Wales' highest mountain. This long thin lake has formed in a cwm about one-third of the way up the mountain.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhyd Ddu and Nant Peris.
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.
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.
Bwlch y Saethau
- Type: Mountain saddle
- Category: landform
- Location: Beddgelert, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.0668° or 53° 4′ 1″ northLongitude
-4.0693° or 4° 4′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C5Q3W8J+P7OpenStreetMap ID
node 8874729072OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
“Bwlch y Saethau” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Bwlch y Saethau”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cwm Tregalan and Shadow Gully.
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Highlights include Glaslyn and Hafod Eryri Summit Visitor Centre.
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