Aran Fawddwy

Aran Fawddwy
Aran Fawddwy (on left) and Creiglyn Dyfi
Highest point
Elevation905.6 m (2,971 ft)[1]
Prominence671 m (2,201 ft)
ListingMarilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Coordinates52°47′16.35″N 3°41′18.10″W / 52.7878750°N 3.6883611°W / 52.7878750; -3.6883611
Naming
English translationMawddwy peak[citation needed]
Language of nameWelsh
PronunciationWelsh: [ˈaran ˈvau̯ðʊɨ̯]
Geography
Aran Fawddwy is located in Wales
Aran Fawddwy
Aran Fawddwy
Parent rangeSnowdonia
OS gridSH862223
Topo mapOS Landranger 124, 125
Listed summits of Aran Fawddwy
Name Grid ref Height Status
Aran Benllyn SH866243 885 m (2,904 ft) H, N
Erw y Ddafad-ddu SH864234 872 m (2,861 ft) H, N
Foel Hafod-fynydd SH876227 689 m (2,260 ft) H, N
Gwaun y Llwyni SH857204 685 m (2,247 ft) H, N
Gwaun Lydan SH880211 632 m (2,073 ft) N
Waun Camddwr SH862223 621 m (2,037 ft) N
Pen yr Allt Uchaf SH867192 620 m (2,030 ft) H, N

Aran Fawddwy is a mountain in southern Snowdonia, Wales, United Kingdom. It is the highest point (county top) of the historic county of Merionethshire (for local government purposes, it lies within the current council area of Gwynedd). It is the highest peak in the Aran mountain range, the only peak in Wales outside North Snowdonia above 900m, and higher than anywhere in the United Kingdom outside Northern Snowdonia, the Scottish Highlands (and islands) and the Lake District. The nearest small settlements to the mountain are Dinas Mawddwy to the south, Llanymawddwy to the southeast, Llanuwchllyn on the shores of Bala Lake to the north, and Rhydymain to the west. The nearest settlements with around 2,000 people are Bala and Dolgellau. On the eastern slopes of Aran Fawddwy is the small lake named Creiglyn Dyfi, the source of the River Dyfi. Its sister peak is Aran Benllyn at 885 metres (2,904 ft).[2] There is also a middle peak: Erw y Ddafad-ddu.

  1. ^ Crocker, Chris; Graham Jackson. "Mountaineering & Rock Climbing in the UK: Aran Fawddwy". Database of British Hills. Mountain Days.net. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
  2. ^ Crocker, Chris; Graham Jackson. "Mountaineering & Rock Climbing in the UK: Aran Benllyn". Database of British Hills. Mountain Days.net. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2008.