Pen yr Allt Uchaf
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.
Pen yr Allt Uchaf | |
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Aran Fawddwy from Pen yr Allt Uchaf | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) |
Prominence | 49 m (161 ft) |
Parent peak | Aran Fawddwy |
Listing | Hewitt, Nuttall |
Naming | |
English translation | top of the highest slope |
Language of name | Welsh |
Geography | |
Location | Gwynedd, Wales |
Parent range | Snowdonia |
OS grid | SH862223 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 124 |
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]
References
- Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd ed.). Milnthorpe: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.
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