| Crib Goch | |
|---|---|
 Crib Goch from the west | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 923 m (3,028 ft) |
| Prominence | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Parent peak | Garnedd Ugain |
| Listing | Hewitt, Welsh 3000s, Nuttall, Furth |
| Coordinates | 53°04′32″N 4°03′13″W / 53.075542°N 4.053513°W |
| Naming | |
| English translation | red ridge |
| Language of name | Welsh |
| Pronunciation | Welsh: [kriːb goːχ] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Gwynedd, Wales |
| Parent range | Snowdonia |
| OS grid | SH624551 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 115 |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Grade 1 scramble [1] |
Crib Goch is described as a "knife-edged" arête in the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. The name means "red ridge" in Welsh.
The highest point on the arête is 923 metres (3,028 ft) above sea level. All routes which tackle Crib Goch are considered mountaineering routes in winter or scrambles in summer—meaning that they must cross "graded territory" as defined in Steve Ashton's Scrambles in Snowdonia.[2] The easiest of these lines (the ‘bad step’ part of the route) is given a scrambling grade of Grade 1 (the most difficult being Grade 3—routes more difficult than Grade 3 are considered rock climbs).
- ^ Jon Doran (17 April 2002). "Snowdon Horseshoe — Best Scramble?". OUTDOORSmagic.
- ^ Steve Ashton, Scrambles in Snowdonia, (Cicerone Press, 1992)