Glyder Fawr

Glyder Fawr
Rocky outcrop near the summit of Glyder Fawr
Highest point
Elevation1,001 m (3,284 ft)
Prominence642 m (2,106 ft)
Parent peakSnowdon
ListingMarilyn, Hewitt, Welsh 3000s, Nuttall, Furth
Coordinates53°06′03″N 4°01′47″W / 53.10097°N 4.02978°W / 53.10097; -4.02978
Naming
English translationBig Lump
Language of nameWelsh
PronunciationWelsh: [ˈɡlɪdɛr ˈvau̯r]
Geography
Map
LocationGwynedd / Conwy, Wales
Parent rangeSnowdonia
OS gridSH642579
Topo mapOS Landranger 115 / Explorer OL17
Glyder Fawr viewed from the southwest, with the Nant Peris Valley

Glyder Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, the highest peak in the Glyderau range at just over 1,000 metres. It is the fifth-highest mountain in Wales and has several walking and scrambling routes leading to its summit. According to Sir Ifor Williams, the word "Glyder" derives from the Welsh word "Gludair", meaning a heap of stones.[1]

  1. ^ Nuttall, John; Nuttall, Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.