Trum y Gwragedd

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Trum y Gwragedd
Foel y Geifr 381365.jpg
Trum y Gwragedd from Foel y Geifr
Highest point
Elevation 611 m (2,005 ft)
Prominence 26 m (85 ft)
Parent peak Foel y Geifr
Listing sub Hewitt, Nuttall
Geography
Location Gwynedd, Wales
Parent range Snowdonia
OS grid SH 94121 28412
Topo map OS Landranger 115

Trum y Gwragedd is a top of Foel y Geifr in the Hirnantau. These hills rise from the south east shores of Bala Lake. [1]

The summit is boggy and marked by a few stones. To the south is Foel y Geifr and to the north is Foel Goch (Hirnant). [2]

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References

  1. Crocker, Chris; Graham Jackson. "Mountaineering & Rock Climbing in the UK: Trum y Gwragedd". 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.

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