Ysgafell Wen North Top

Ysgafell Wen North Top

Ysgafell Wen North Top summit
Highest point
Elevation 669 m (2,195 ft)
Prominence 33 m (108 ft)
Listing Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
Translation white ledge (Welsh)
Pronunciation Welsh: [ˈɐsɡəvɛɬ ˈwɛn]
Geography
Location Gwynedd / Conwy, Wales
Parent range Snowdonia
OS grid SH667481
Topo map OS Landranger 115
Listed summits of Ysgafell Wen North Top
Name Grid ref Height Status
Ysgafell Wen Far North Top 650 m (2,133 ft) Nuttall

Ysgafell Wen North Top is a peak on a ridge in Snowdonia, North Wales. It lies to the north of the highest summit on the ridge Ysgafell Wen. It is a subsidiary summit of Allt-fawr. The summit is located at the edge of Cwm Edno, an edge that falls steeply into the cwm.

Small lakes surround the summit, known as Llynnau'r Cwn (the dog lakes). To the west lies the peak's top, known as Ysgafell Wen Far North Top.[1]

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: 53°00′49″N 3°59′18″W / 53.01356°N 3.98840°W / 53.01356; -3.98840


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