Pen y Castell

Pen y Castell
Pen y Castell
	Foel-fras(right) and Garnedd Uchaf (left) from the summit of Pen y Castell.
Highest point
Elevation	623 m (2,044 ft)
Prominence	29 m (95 ft)
Listing	sub Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
Language of name	Welsh
Geography
Location	Conwy, Wales
Parent range	Snowdonia
OS grid	SH708695

Pen y Castell is a summit in the Carneddau mountains in north Wales. It tops the east ridge of Drum (Wales). The summit consists of rocky outcrops amid a small boggy plateau. Views of the higher Carneddau ridge to the west, Craig Eigiau to the south, Tal y Fan to the north and the Conwy valley to the east can be seen.[1]

References

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

53.20682°N 3.93595°W / 53.20682; -3.93595

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

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