Ysgafell Wen North Top Explained

Ysgafell Wen North Top
Elevation M:669
Prominence M:33
Listing:Hewitt, Nuttall
Translation:white ledge
Language:Welsh
Pronunciation:in Welsh ˈɐsɡəvɛɬ ˈwɛn/
Location:Gwynedd / Conwy, Wales
Range:Snowdonia
Grid Ref Uk:SH667481
Topo:OS Landranger 115

Ysgafell Wen North Top is a peak on a ridge in Snowdonia, North Wales. It lies to the north of the highest summit on the ridge Ysgafell Wen. It is a subsidiary summit of Allt-fawr. The summit is located at the edge of Cwm Edno, an edge that falls steeply into the cwm.

Small lakes surround the summit, known as Llynnau'r Cwn (the dog lakes). To the west lies the peak's top, known as Ysgafell Wen Far North Top.[1]

External links

53.0136°N -3.9884°W

Notes and References

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