Ysgafell Wen North Top

Ysgafell Wen North Top is a peak on a ridge in Snowdonia, North Wales. It lies to the north of the highest summit on the ridge Ysgafell Wen. It is a subsidiary summit of Allt-fawr. The summit is located at the edge of Cwm Edno, an edge that falls steeply into the cwm.

Ysgafell Wen North Top
Ysgafell Wen North Top summit
Highest point
Elevation669 m (2,195 ft)
Prominence33 m (108 ft)
ListingHewitt, Nuttall
Naming
English translationwhite ledge
Language of nameWelsh
PronunciationWelsh: [ˈɐsɡəvɛɬ ˈwɛn]
Geography
LocationGwynedd / Conwy, Wales
Parent rangeSnowdonia
OS gridSH667481
Topo mapOS Landranger 115
Listed summits of Ysgafell Wen North Top
NameGrid refHeightStatus
Ysgafell Wen Far North Top650 m (2,133 ft)Nuttall

Small lakes surround the summit, known as Llynnau'r Cwn (the dog lakes). To the west lies the peak's top, known as Ysgafell Wen Far North Top.[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.

53.01356°N 3.98840°W / 53.01356; -3.98840


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