Llechog

Llechog is a top of Garnedd Ugain on the Snowdon massif in Wales. It is the top of a long crest of cliffs that start in Llanberis and finishes on Garnedd Ugain. The nearby Clogwyn Station is a stop of the Snowdon mountain railway. The summit is a rocky peak sitting out from cliffs which fall steeply down to the Nant Peris valley. The viewpoint is commanding, where the full prominence of Glyder Fawr, Y Garn, Elidir Fawr and Crib Goch can be admired.[1]

Llechog
Llechog from Garnedd Ugain, with Clogwyn Station in front
Highest point
Elevation720 m (2,360 ft)
Prominence28 m (92 ft)
Parent peakSnowdon
Listingsub Hewitt, Nuttall
Coordinates53.07499°N 4.07633°W / 53.07499; -4.07633
Naming
English translationslaty, rocky, stony
Language of nameWelsh
Geography
Llechog is located in Wales
Llechog
Llechog
Gwynedd, Wales
Parent rangeSnowdonia
OS gridSH610551
Topo mapOS Landranger 115

A second top of the same name can also be found about 1/2 mile to the south-west of Snowdon summit, overlooking Cwm Clogwyn.

References

  1. Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.


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