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Snowdon
Yr Wyddfa
Snowdon massif.jpg
The Snowdon group viewed from the east
left to right
Y Lliwedd, Crib Goch, Yr Wyddfa, Garnedd Ugain
Elevation 1,085 m (3,560 ft) 
Prominence 1,039 m (3,409 ft)
Ranked joint 3rd in British Isles
Parent peak Ben Nevis
Listing Marilyn, Furth, Hewitt, Nuttall, Welsh 3000s, council top, Ribu
Location
Location Gwynedd, Wales
Range Snowdonia
Topo map OS Landranger 115, Explorer OL17

Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales. Its top is known as Yr Wyddfa (Old Welsh meaning "the grave"). The English name Snowdon comes from Saxon "Snow Dun", meaning "snow hill".

It is in Snowdonia National Park. As the highest mountain in Wales, Snowdon is one of three mountains climbed as part of the Three Peaks Challenge.

Images for kids

  • Lloydia serotina snowdon

    Gagea serotina, the "Snowdon lily", grows on the cliffs of Snowdon.

  • Crib Goch - geograph.org.uk - 353320

    The "knife-edge" arête of Crib Goch (foreground) and the pyramidal peak of Snowdon (background) are both the result of glaciation.

  • Llyn Llydaw - geograph.org.uk - 1236149

    Llyn Llydaw, the largest and deepest lake on Snowdon's flanks, is crossed by a causeway at its eastern end.

  • Clogwyn Du'r Arddu - geograph.org.uk - 837339

    Clogwyn Du'r Arddu is a significant site for rock climbing.

  • Llyn Ffynnon-y-gwas from Moel Gynghorion - geograph.org.uk - 1780520

    The Snowdon Ranger Path (foreground) crosses a boggy area before ascending past Llyn Ffynnon-y-gwas.

  • Plascwmllan and the Gladstone Rock - geograph.org.uk - 1286451

    Plas Cwmllan (right) and Gladstone Rock (left) in Cwm Llan, looking along the Watkin Path

  • View towards Y Lliwedd from the summit of Yr Wyddfa-Snowdon - geograph.org.uk - 702192

    Y Lliwedd (seen here in early spring) is a sharp ridge south-east of the summit of Snowdon.

  • Crib Goch, Pyg track, Miners track, taken from Yr Wyddfa Snowdon - geograph.org.uk - 1524971

    The Pyg Track (above) and Miners Track (below) merge above Glaslyn. Crib Goch is visible at the top of the picture.

  • Pyg Track Snowdon

    This standing stone marks the point where the Pyg Track starts at Pen-y-Pass

  • TrainatSnowdonSummit

    A train approaching the summit station

  • Bedivere

    In Arthurian legend, Bedivere threw Excalibur into a lake identified by some as Glaslyn on the slopes of Snowdon.


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