Pen-y-Gwryd

Pen-y-Gwryd is a pass at the head of Nantygwryd and Nant Cynnyd rivers close to the foot of in , Wales. The area is located at the junction of the A4086 from to and and the A498 from and about a mile from the head of the .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Hotel
  • Description: mountain pass near Beddgelert
  • Also known as: “Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel”
  • Address: Nant Gwynant, LL55 4NT

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lake Lockwood and YHA Snowdon Pen-y-Pass.

Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 770 feet east of Pen-y-Gwryd.

Ranger station
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a ranger station, which is situated 4,200 feet west of Pen-y-Gwryd.

Power station
Photo: Born Acorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the location of a hydro-electric power station on the southern flank of the range in . At the time it was built, it was the largest hydro-electric power station in the . is situated 1¼ miles south of Pen-y-Gwryd.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cwm Idwal and Nant Peris.

Locality
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Pen-y-Gwryd.

Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ miles northwest of Pen-y-Gwryd.

Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the county borough of , popular with climbers and hillwalkers due to its location in the heart of the .

Pen-y-Gwryd

Latitude
53.08265° or 53° 4′ 58″ north
Longitude
-4.00221° or 4° 0′ 8″ west
Open location code
9C5Q3XMX+34
Open­Street­Map ID
way 236865835
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­hotel
Wiki­data ID
Q7162064
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Satellite Map

Discover Pen-y-Gwryd from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Japanese to Welsh—“Pen-y-Gwryd” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “ペン・ア・グゥリッド”
  • Welsh: “Pen y Gwryd”
  • Welsh: “Pen-y-gwryd”
  • Welsh: “Pen-y-Gwryd”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Roman Marching Camp and Moel Berfedd.

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