Mynydd Moel Explained

Mynydd Moel
Elevation M:863
Prominence M:67
Parent Peak:Cadair Idris
Listing:Hewitt, Nuttall
Translation:Bare Mountain
Language:Welsh
Location:Gwynedd, Wales
Range:Cadair Idris
Grid Ref Uk:SH711130
Topo:OS Landranger 124, Explorer OL23
Easiest Route:Hike

Mynydd Moel is the second highest summit of Cadair Idris in the Snowdonia National Park, in Gwynedd, northwest Wales.

Geography

It lies to the east of Cadair Idris and is often climbed as a horseshoe along with Craig Cwm Amarch and Cadair Idris.

The summit is bare and rocky and marked with a cairn. The north face like Cadair Idris has large cliffs. To the east is a lower broad plateau topped by the summit of Gau Graig.[1]

External links

52.6994°N -3.907°W

Notes and References

  1. Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. .