Gallt yr Ogof

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Gallt yr Ogof
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Gallt yr Ogof and Tryfan from Creigiau Gleision
Highest point
Elevation 763 m (2,503 ft) [1]
Prominence 42 m (138 ft) [1]
Parent peak Glyder Fawr
Listing Hewitt, Nuttall
Coordinates 53°06′26″N3°57′46″W / 53.1073°N 3.9629°W / 53.1073; -3.9629
Naming
Language of name Welsh
Geography
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Gallt yr Ogof
Conwy, Wales
OS grid SH685585
Topo map OS Landranger 115

Gallt yr Ogof is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales. It is a subsidiary top of Glyder Fawr, and is the most easterly point in the Glyderau mountain range, not including the hill Cefn y Capel. Gallt yr Ogof is 763 metres high. [2]

It is a sister peak to Y Foel Goch, which is located on the ridge heading west to Glyder Fach. As its name suggests there is a cave to be found on the cliffs on the precipitous eastern side of the peak. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gallt yr Ogof". hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  2. "Gallt yr Ogof | Summit | Mud and Routes | Conwy, Glyderau, Highest Mountains and Hills in Wales, Highest Mountains in UK / Great Britain, Mountains and Hills in Snowdonia, North Wales". Mud and Routes. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  3. Nuttall, John; Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN   1-85284-304-7.