Aran Benllyn

Aran Benllyn
Aran Benllyn from Erw y Ddafad-ddu
Highest point
Elevation	885 m (2,904 ft) [1]
Prominence	50 m (160 ft)
Parent peak	Aran Fawddwy
Listing	Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
Language of name	Welsh
Geography
Location	Gwynedd, Wales
Parent range	Snowdonia
OS grid	SH 86712 24270
Topo map	OS Landranger 124

Aran Benllyn is a subsidiary summit of Aran Fawddwy in southern Eryri, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom. It is the second highest peak in the Aran mountain range.

It rises from the south shore of Bala Lake, and tops the northern point on the main Aran ridge. In between it and Aran Fawddwy lies another summit: Erw y Ddafad-ddu.

The summit has a few rocky outcrops and is marked by a small cairn. The view include: Bala Lake to the north, Foel y Geifr to the east, Erw y Ddafad-ddu to the south and Rhobell Fawr and Cadair Idris to the west. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

North-east of the summit is a lake, Llyn Lliwbran, there is also a smaller lake nearby, Llyn Pen Aran.

References

1. Crocker, Chris; Graham Jackson. "Mountaineering & Rock Climbing in the UK: Aran Benllyn". Database of British Hills. Mountain Days.net. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
2. Marsh, Terry. The Summits of Snowdonia (London: Robert Hale, 1984)
3. Marsh, Terry. The Mountains of Wales (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1985)
4. Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN   1-85284-304-7.

External links

• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Aran Fawddwy and surrounding area

52°48′15″N3°40′55″W / 52.80417°N 3.68194°W / 52.80417; -3.68194