Mynydd Moel

Mynydd Moel is the second highest summit of Cadair Idris in the Snowdonia National Park, in Gwynedd, northwest Wales.

Mynydd Moel
Mynydd Moel from Cadair Idris
Highest point
Elevation863 m (2,831 ft)
Prominence67 m (220 ft)
Parent peakCadair Idris
ListingHewitt, Nuttall
Naming
English translationBare Mountain
Language of nameWelsh
Geography
LocationGwynedd, Wales
Parent rangeCadair Idris
OS gridSH711130
Topo mapOS Landranger 124, Explorer OL23
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

Geography

Mynydd Moel behind the Garth Bleuddyn cottage built by the Nannau estate

It lies to the east of Cadair Idris and is often climbed as a horseshoe along with Craig Cwm Amarch and Cadair Idris.

The summit is bare and rocky and marked with a cairn. The north face like Cadair Idris has large cliffs. To the east is a lower broad plateau topped by the summit of Gau Graig.[1]






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.

52.699428°N 3.907032°W / 52.699428; -3.907032

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