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Snowdonia, or Eryri (Welsh: ⓘ), is a mountainous region and national park in North Wales.It contains all 15 mountains in Wales over 3000 feet high, including the country's highest, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), which is 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) tall.
Snowdon (/ ˈ s n oʊ d ən /), or Yr Wyddfa (Welsh: [ər ˈʊɨ̞̯ðva] ⓘ), is a mountain in Snowdonia in North Wales.It has an elevation of 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level, which makes it both the highest mountain in Wales and the highest in the British Isles south of the Scottish Highlands.
The Snowdon Massif, Snowdon Range, or Yr Wyddfa massif, is one of the three mountain groups in Snowdonia (Eryri), north Wales, to include mountains over 3,000 feet (914 m) high. It occupies the area between Beddgelert , Pen-y-Pass and Llanberis .
The Snowdon Mountain Railway (SMR; Welsh: Rheilffordd yr Wyddfa) is a narrow gauge rack-and-pinion mountain railway in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It is a tourist railway that travels for 4.7 miles (7.6 km) from Llanberis to the summit of Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales. [4] A return journey, including the stop at the summit, takes 2½ hours. [5]
Snowdon (Welsh: Yr Wyddfa) is the highest mountain in Wales, at an altitude of 1,085 m (3,560 ft) above sea level, and the highest point in the British Isles outside Scotland. [11] It is located in Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri) in Gwynedd, and has been described as "probably the busiest mountain in Britain". [12]
Panorama of part of the Snowdon Massif including Snowdon (centre right) taken from Mynydd Mawr.The Glyderau are visible in the distance.. The bedrock geology of Snowdonia is largely formed from a sequence of sedimentary and igneous rocks originating during the early Palaeozoic (the Cambrian, Ordovician and Silurian periods, lasting between 539 and 419 million years ago).
The iconic narrow gauge railway climbing Wales’ highest peak is the ultimate closer-to-home bucket-list experience; Daniel Fahey gives the lowdown on what to expect
Cadair Idris or Cader Idris is a mountain in the Meirionnydd area of Gwynedd, Wales.It lies at the southern end of the Snowdonia National Park near the town of Dolgellau.The peak, which is one of the most popular in Wales for walkers and hikers, [1] is composed largely of Ordovician igneous rocks, with classic glacial erosion features such as cwms, moraines, striated rocks, and roches moutonnées.