Cnicht North Top

Cnicht North Top is a top of Cnicht in Snowdonia, which forms part of the Moelwynion mountain range.

Cnicht North Top
Cnicht North Top from Cnicht summit ridge
Highest point
Elevation688 m (2,257 ft)
Prominence18 m (59 ft)
ListingNuttall
Naming
English translationknight
Language of nameOld English
PronunciationWelsh pronunciation: [ˈknɪχt]
Geography
LocationGwynedd, Wales
Parent rangeMoelwynion
OS gridSH645466
Topo mapOS Landranger 115

It is one of the Nuttalls,[1] a list of 443 hills in England and Wales over 2,000 ft (610 m) with a relative height of at least 49 ft (15 m). The list was compiled by John and Anne Nuttall and published in 1993 as two volumes, "The Mountains of England & Wales".[2]

North Top is a bump on the north ridge; it is often bypassed by walkers heading for Ysgafell Wen, Moel Druman and Allt-fawr.

Height in Metres: 688 metres[3]

References

  1. "UKC Logbook - Nuttalls". www.ukclimbing.com.
  2. Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.
  3. "Cnicht North Top | Summit | Mud and Routes | Gwynedd, Highest Mountains and Hills in Wales, Moelwynion". Mud and Routes. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

53°0′1.26″N 4°1′7.66″W


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