Mynydd y Cwm

Mynydd y Cwm
Cairn and memorial at wooded summit
Highest point
Elevation	304.8 metres (1,000 ft)
Prominence	150 metres (492 ft)
Listing	Marilyn
Coordinates	53°16′47″N3°23′33″W / 53.279584°N 3.392512°W / 53.279584; -3.392512
Geography
Location	Denbighshire, Wales
Parent range	Clwydian Range
OS grid	SJ072767

Mynydd y Cwm is a hill in the Clwydian Range in Denbighshire, North Wales. ^[1] It reaches a height of 304.8 metres (1,000 feet). It has recently^{[ when? ]} been promoted to Marilyn status having a prominence of 150 metres.

At the summit there is a memorial to the crew of a Handley Page Halifax that crashed on the hill in 1947. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

References

1. "Mynydd y Cwm". hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
2. "National Archives - Accident to Halifax VIII aircraft G-AIHU; Cwm Mountain, North Wales, 5 Dec 1947".
3. "Aviation Safety Network Occurrence # 18825".
4. "Peak District Air Accident Research - Handley Page Halifax C. Mk.8 G-AIHU of the Lancashire Aircraft Corporation crashed on the summit of Cwm Mountain near St Asaph".

Mynydd y Cwm from the River Clwyd