Mynydd Moel

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Mynydd Moel
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Mynydd Moel from Cadair Idris
Highest point
Elevation 863 m (2,831 ft)
Prominence 67 m (220 ft)
Parent peak Cadair Idris
Listing Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
English translationBare Mountain
Language of name Welsh
Geography
Location Gwynedd, Wales
Parent range Cadair Idris
OS grid SH711130
Topo map OS Landranger 124, Explorer OL23
Climbing
Easiest route Hike

Mynydd Moel is the second highest summit of Cadair Idris in the Snowdonia National Park, in Gwynedd, northwest Wales.

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Mynydd Moel behind the Garth Bleuddyn cottage built by the Nannau estate Garth Bleuddyn - geograph.org.uk - 499220.jpg
Mynydd Moel behind the Garth Bleuddyn cottage built by the Nannau estate

It lies to the east of Cadair Idris and is often climbed as a horseshoe along with Craig Cwm Amarch and Cadair Idris.

The summit is bare and rocky and marked with a cairn. The north face like Cadair Idris has large cliffs. To the east is a lower broad plateau topped by the summit of Gau Graig. [1]






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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.

Coordinates: 52°41′58″N3°54′25″W / 52.699428°N 3.907032°W / 52.699428; -3.907032