Snowdon
Also known as Mount Snowdon, The Wyddfa, Wyddfa
Snowdon (), or (), is a mountain in the Snowdonia region of North Wales. It has an elevation of approx. above sea level, which makes it both the highest mountain in Wales and the highest in the British Isles south of the Scottish Highlands. Snowdon is designated a national nature reserve for its rare flora and fauna, and is located within Snowdonia National Park.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Snowdon
- Mountain.photo
- Snowdon massif.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- The Snowdon group viewed from the north-eastleft to rightY Lliwedd, Crib Goch, Yr Wyddfa (the summit), Garnedd Ugain
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 1084.74
- Mountain.elevation_ref
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- Mountain.prominence_m
- 1039
- Mountain.prominence_ref
- Ranked joint 3rd in British Isles
- Mountain.parent_peak
- Ben Nevis
- Mountain.map
- Wales Gwynedd#Wales#United Kingdom
- Mountain.map_size
- 200
- Mountain.label_position
- bottom
- Mountain.listing
- Marilyn, Ribu, Furth, Hewitt, Nuttall, Welsh 3000s, council top,
Article
29 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- Environment
- Geography and geology
- Climate
- Flora and fauna
- Lakes
- Leisure activities
- Rock climbing
- Paths
- Llanberis Path
- Snowdon Ranger Path
- Rhyd Ddu path
- Watkin Path
- Over Y Lliwedd
- Miners' Track
- Pyg Track
- Crib Goch
- Snowdon Mountain Railway
- Summit
- Welsh literature
- In popular culture
- In art
- Injuries and deaths
- Use of ''Yr Wyddfa'' in English
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Snowdon (), or (), is a mountain in the Snowdonia region of North Wales. It has an elevation of approx. above sea level, which makes it both the highest mountain in Wales and the highest in the British Isles south of the Scottish Highlands. Snowdon is designated a national nature reserve for its rare flora and fauna, and is located within Snowdonia National Park.
The rocks that form Snowdon were produced by volcanoes in the Ordovician period, and the massif has been extensively sculpted by glaciation, forming the pyramidal peak of Snowdon and the arêtes of Crib Goch and Y Lliwedd. It is part of the larger Snowdon range, which includes Garnedd Ugain, Yr Aran, and Moel Eilio. There are several lakes on the mountain, the largest of which is Llyn Llydaw (), located on the eastern flank at .
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On the map
6 mapped locations