Mallory Boulder
Mallory Boulder is a stone in Capel Curig, Conwy, Wales. Mallory Boulder is situated nearby to the peak Glyder Fach, as well as near Castell y Gwynt.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glyder Fach and Castell y Gwynt.
Glyder Fach
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Glyder Fach is a mountain in Snowdonia, north-west Wales, 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 Glyder Fawr from Pen-y-Pass to the south, and along the Glyder ridge to the east, towards Capel Curig.
Castell y Gwynt
Peak
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castell y Gwynt is a top of Glyder Fach in Snowdonia, north-west Wales. It has the distinction of being the only 3000 ft Welsh summit classed as only a Nuttall, hence it is not included in the Welsh 3000s.
Pen-y-Gwryd
Hotel
Pen-y-Gwryd is a pass at the head of Nantygwryd and Nant Cynnyd rivers close to the foot of Snowdon in Gwynedd, Wales. The area is located at the junction of the A4086 from Capel Curig to Llanberis and Caernarfon and the A498 from Beddgelert and Nant Gwynant about a mile from the head of the Llanberis Pass. Pen-y-Gwryd is situated 4,000 feet south of Mallory Boulder.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cwm Idwal and Nant Peris.
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. Cwm Idwal is situated 2 miles northwest of Mallory Boulder.
Nant Peris
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nant Peris is a village, which is situated 3½ miles west of Mallory Boulder.
Dinorwig
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dinorwig, historically spelled as Dinorwic in English, is a village located high above Llyn Padarn, near Llanberis, in Wales. The name is shared with the fort of Dinas Dinorwig, also within the community of Llanddeiniolen, on a foothill 6 kilometres from Dinorwig village and 3 kilometres from the Menai Strait and also with Port Dinorwic, the anglicised name of Y Felinheli. Dinorwig is situated 5 miles northwest of Mallory Boulder.
Mallory Boulder
- Type: Stone
- Category: landform
- Location: Capel Curig, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.0937° or 53° 5′ 37″ northLongitude
-4.00135° or 4° 0′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C5Q3XVX+FFOpenStreetMap ID
node 9247226196OpenStreetMap feature
natural=stone
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