Pen yr Allt Uchaf explained

Pen yr Allt Uchaf
Elevation M:630
Prominence M:60
Parent Peak:Aran Fawddwy
Listing:Hewitt, Nuttall
Translation:top of the highest slope
Language:Welsh
Location:Gwynedd, Wales
Range:Snowdonia
Grid Ref Uk:SH 86644 19322
Topo:OS Landranger 124

Pen yr Allt Uchaf is a subsidiary summit of Aran Fawddwy in the south of the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. The summit is the highest point on a ridge branching off to the west of Aran Fawddwy's south ridge.

The summit is marked by a small cairn, and offers bird-eyes views of Cwm Cywarch. Close views of the steep south faces of Glasgwm, Gwaun y Llwyni and Aran Fawddwy are observed.[1]

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52.7594°N -3.6811°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Nuttall, John & Anne . 1999 . The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales . 2nd . Milnthorpe . Cicerone . 1-85284-304-7.