Foel Goch (Hirnant)

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Foel Goch
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Foel Goch (Right) and Trum y Gwragedd(Left) from Pen y Boncyn Trefeilw
Highest point
Elevation 613 m (2,011 ft)
Prominence 46 m (151 ft)
Parent peak Esgeiriau Gwynion
Listing Hewitt, Nuttall
Coordinates 52°50′56″N3°34′14″W / 52.848878°N 3.570602°W / 52.848878; -3.570602 Coordinates: 52°50′56″N3°34′14″W / 52.848878°N 3.570602°W / 52.848878; -3.570602
Geography
Location Conwy, Wales
Parent range Snowdonia
OS grid SH943290
Topo map OS Landranger 115

Foel Goch is a subsidiary summit of Esgeiriau Gwynion, and is included in a group of hills known as the Hirnantau. These hills rise from the south east shores of Bala Lake. [1]

The summit is boggy and marked by a few stones. The views are good, with the retrospect of Foel y Geifr and Trum y Gwragedd to the south and northern Snowdonia to the north west. [2]

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References

  1. Crocker, Chris; Graham Jackson. "Mountaineering & Rock Climbing in the UK: Foel Goch". Database of British Hills. Mountain Days.net. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
  2. Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN   1-85284-304-7.