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Snowdonia, or Eryri (pronounced ⓘ), 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.
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There are eight tenanted farms on the estate and the National Trust is responsible for the maintenance of footpaths and drystone walls, some of which date back many hundreds of years. The two mountain ranges form part of the Snowdonia National Park. [1]
Wales' National Slate Museum was established at Llanberis in 1972 as the North Wales Quarrying Museum. [23] An interpretive facility was developed at Ogwen Cottage in 2013 [24] 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. [25]
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 .
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.