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Moel Eilio
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Moel Eilio from the south
Highest point
Elevation 726 m (2,382 ft)
Prominence 259 m (850 ft)
Parent peak Snowdon
Listing Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
English translation Eilio's hill
Language of name Welsh
Geography
Location Gwynedd, Wales
Parent range Snowdonia
OS grid SH555577
Topo map OS Landranger 115
Listed summits of Moel Eilio
Name Grid ref Height Status
Foel Gron 629 m (2,064 ft) Hewitt, Nuttall
Foel Goch (Eilio) 605 m (1,985 ft) sub Hewitt

Moel Eilio is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, that is situated approximately 3 miles north-west of Snowdon itself. It has two subsidiary tops, Foel Gron and Foel Goch (Eilio). The average annual temperature of the mountain is around 6 degrees Celsius. During the winter season, some significant accumulations of snowfall is known to take place on Moel Eilio, due to its relatively flat, grassy slopes.

A popular ascent starts from Llanberis and climbs by way of Bwlch y Groes and then the north ridge of the hill.

Moel Eilio, Foel Gron, Foel Goch and Moel Cynghorion form a curved ridge tracking generally south-west towards Snowdon and can provide a less common route to ascend Snowdon.

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