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Y Garn (Rhinogydd)

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Y Garn
Y Garn from the south
Highest point
Elevation629 m (2,064 ft)
Prominence315 m (1,033 ft)
Parent peakY Llethr
ListingMarilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
English translationthe cairn
Language of nameWelsh
PronunciationWelsh: [ə ˈɡarn]
Geography
LocationGwynedd, United Kingdom
Parent rangeRhinogydd
OS gridSH702230
Climbing
Easiest routewalk

Y Garn is a mountain in the southern Snowdonia, Wales, north of Dolgellau. It is an outlier of the Rhinogydd range, rising above the Coed-y-Brenin forest and the Rhaeadr Du waterfalls. An abandoned gold mine lies on its eastern slopes and Diffwys (750m) can be seen to the north from the summit.

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.

52°47′20″N 3°55′34″W / 52.78891°N 3.92623°W / 52.78891; -3.92623


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