Pen-y-Gwryd
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.- 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.
Lake Lockwood
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lake Lockwood is situated 770 feet east of Pen-y-Gwryd.
YHA Snowdon Pen-y-Pass
Ranger station
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
YHA Snowdon Pen-y-Pass is a ranger station, which is situated 4,200 feet west of Pen-y-Gwryd.
Cwm Dyli
Power station
Photo: Born Acorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cwm Dyli is the location of a hydro-electric power station on the southern flank of the Snowdon range in North Wales. At the time it was built, it was the largest hydro-electric power station in the United Kingdom. Cwm Dyli is situated 1¼ miles south of Pen-y-Gwryd.
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 2½ miles northwest of Pen-y-Gwryd.
Nant Peris
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nant Peris is a village, which is situated 3½ miles northwest of Pen-y-Gwryd.
Capel Curig
Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capel Curig is a village in the county borough of Conwy, popular with climbers and hillwalkers due to its location in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park.
Pen-y-Gwryd
- Categories: col, building, tourism, and accommodation
- Location: Beddgelert, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.08265° or 53° 4′ 58″ northLongitude
-4.00221° or 4° 0′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C5Q3XMX+34OpenStreetMap ID
way 236865835OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=hotelWikidata ID
Q7162064
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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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