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Snowdonia. Snowdonia, or Eryri (pronounced [ɛrəri] ⓘ; locally [ɛrərɪ]), 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. These peaks are all part of the Snowdon, Glyderau, and ...
An easy section of the path runs over the grassy saddle. Crib Goch is described as a "knife-edged" arête in the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. The name means "red ridge" in Welsh. The highest point on the arête is 923 metres (3,028 ft) above sea level. All routes which tackle Crib Goch are considered mountaineering routes in ...
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.
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (Welsh: Parc Cenedlaethol Arfordir Penfro) is a national park along the Pembrokeshire coast in west Wales. It was established as a National Park in 1952. It is one of the three National parks of Wales, the others being the Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) and Snowdonia (Eryri). It is the only national park ...
Wales' National Slate Museum was established at Llanberis in 1972 as the North Wales Quarrying Museum. [20] An interpretive facility was developed at Ogwen Cottage in 2013 [21] by the Snowdonia National Park Authority focussing on Darwin's journey through Snowdonia in 1831 and serving as an introduction to the area's geology. [22]
Glyder Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, the highest peak in the Glyderau range at just over 1,000 metres. It is the fifth-highest mountain in Wales and has several walking and scrambling routes leading to its summit. According to Sir Ifor Williams, the word " Glyder " derives from the Welsh word " Gludair ", meaning a heap of stones.
110 acres (45 ha) Surface elevation. 436 m (1,430 ft) Llyn Llydaw (Welsh for ' Brittany lake') is a natural lake in Snowdonia National Park on the flanks of Snowdon, Wales' highest mountain. This long thin lake has formed in a cwm about one-third of the way up the mountain. It is one of the most visited lakes in the United Kingdom, in that many ...
Coed-y-Brenin. Coed y Brenin (Welsh for King's Forest) is a forest in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales near Dolgellau at grid reference SH7127. It is popular for its mountain bike trails and hiking paths. It has several man-made mountain bike singletrack courses in a woodland setting, varying in length from 12 to 38 km (7 to 23 mi), and ...