Cnicht North Top

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Cnicht North Top
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Cnicht North Top from Cnicht summit ridge
Highest point
Elevation 688 m (2,257 ft)
Prominence 18 m (59 ft)
Listing Nuttall
Naming
English translationknight
Language of name Old English
PronunciationWelsh pronunciation:  [ˈknɪχt]
Geography
Location Gwynedd, Wales
Parent range Moelwynion
OS grid SH645466
Topo map OS Landranger 115

Cnicht North Top is a top of Cnicht in Snowdonia, which forms part of the Moelwynion mountain range.

It is one of the Nuttalls, [1] a list of 443 hills in England and Wales over 2,000 ft (610 m) with a relative height of at least 49 ft (15 m). The list was compiled by John and Anne Nuttall and published in 1993 as two volumes, "The Mountains of England & Wales". [2]

North Top is a bump on the north ridge; it is often bypassed by walkers heading for Ysgafell Wen, Moel Druman and Allt-fawr.

Height in Metres: 688 metres [3]

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References

  1. "UKC Logbook - Nuttalls". www.ukclimbing.com.
  2. Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN   1-85284-304-7.
  3. "Cnicht North Top | Summit | Mud and Routes | Gwynedd, Highest Mountains and Hills in Wales, Moelwynion". Mud and Routes. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

Coordinates: 53°0′1.26″N4°1′7.66″W / 53.0003500°N 4.0187944°W / 53.0003500; -4.0187944