Llyn Llyffant

Llyn Llyffant is the highest lake in Wales, located at grid reference SH 687 645. Its name translates into English as "frog lake". It lies at an elevation of approximately 815m above sea level.

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carnedd Llewelyn and Llyn Melynllyn.

Carnedd Llewelyn

Peak

Photo: Sowen, Copyrighted free use.

Carnedd Llewelyn, also spelled Carnedd Llywelyn, is a mountain massif in the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, north-west Wales. It is the highest point of the Carneddau at 1,064 metres and the second-highest peak by relative height in Wales, 49th in the British Isles and lies on the border between Gwynedd and Conwy.

Llyn Melynllyn

Reservoir

Photo: David Crocker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llyn Melynllyn is a lake within the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales. It lies at a height of just over 2,000 feet, and has an area of some 18.5 acres.

Llyn Dulyn

Reservoir

Photo: David Crocker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llyn Dulyn is a lake on the edge of the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales. The lake is 33 acres in extent and 189 feet deep. Less than a kilometre to its south lies the smaller Llyn Melynllyn.

Llyn Llyffant

Type: Lake
Description: lake in Conwy County Borough, Wales, UK
Category: body of water
Location: Llanllechid, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.1621° or 53° 9′ 44″ north

Longitude

-3.9636° or 3° 57′ 49″ west

Open location code

9C5R526P+RH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 327117358

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

Wikidata ID

Q6662939

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Welsh—“Llyn Llyffant” goes by many names.

French: “Llyn Llyffant”
Irish: “Ffynnon Llyffant”
Welsh: “Ffynnon Llyffant”
Welsh: “Llyn Llyffant”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cwm Llugwy and Cwm Bychan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ffynnon Caseg and Foel Grach.

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