Snowdon
highest mountain in Wales
Snowdon (
Yr Wyddfa
; is the highest mountain in Wales, at an altitude of 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level, and the highest point in the British Isles outside Scotland. It is located in Snowdonia National Park (
Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri
) in Gwynedd, and has been described as "probably the busiest mountain in Britain". It is designated as a national nature reserve for its rare flora and fauna.
Main category: Snowdon
Location: 53°04′07″N 4°04′34″W / 53.06861111°N 4.07611111°W |
Distant views
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The Snowdon massif from Glyder Fawr in the east
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From Yr Eifl in the west
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From the A4086 in the east
Closer views
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From the east
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Seen from the Pyg Track
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From Yr Aran
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At dawn
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From the north
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From Bwlch Main in the south-west
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From Bwlch y Saethau in the south-east
Summit area
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Hafod Eryri
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Aerial view of Hafod Eryri and the summit
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Interior
Snowdon Mountain Railway
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Steam locomotive no. 6, Padarn
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Diesel locomotive no. 12, George
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Llanberis station (108 m altitude)
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Hebron station (326 m)
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Halfway station (500 m)
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Rocky Valley station (680 m)
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Clogwyn station (779 m)
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Sign at Summit station (1065 m)
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Train at Summit station
Views from the summit
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Looking north-west over Mynydd Mawr (left) and Moel Eilio (right)
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Looking east, over Llyn Llydaw
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Looking south over Y Lliwedd
Routes
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Pyg Track
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Miners' Track
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Watkin path
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Rhyd Ddu path
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Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, a famous area for climbing
Other summits in the massif
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Crib y Ddysgl / Garnedd Ugain (1065 m)
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Crib Goch (923 m)
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Y Lliwedd (898 m)
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Yr Aran (747 m)
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Moel Eilio (726 m)
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Moel Cynghorion (674 m)
Wildlife
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Lloydia serotina, the "Snowdon lily"