Moel Famau

Moel Famau
The Jubilee Tower at the summit of Moel Famau
Highest point
Elevation1,821 ft (555 m)
Prominence912 ft (278 m)
Parent peakMoel y Gamelin
ListingMarilyn, Council top
Coordinates53°09′16″N 3°15′21″W / 53.1545°N 3.2559°W / 53.1545; -3.2559
Naming
English translationThe bare hill of ?Mama
Language of nameWelsh
PronunciationWelsh: [ˈmɔɨ̯l ˈvama]
Geography
Moel Famau is located in Wales
Moel Famau
Moel Famau
OS gridSJ162627
Topo mapOS Landranger 116

Moel Famau (listen) is the highest hill in the Clwydian Range and the highest point (county top) of the county of Flintshire in Wales (both the historic county and the current council area). It lies on the boundary between Denbighshire and Flintshire. The hill, which also gives its name to the Moel Famau country park, has been classed as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty since 1985. It is also surrounded by several well-preserved Iron Age hill forts. It is also the fourth-highest peak in the extended AONB of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley.

A northern part of the Offa's Dyke long-distance footpath, one of the UK's most popular National Trails, crosses the summit of Moel Famau and the Jubilee Tower. Loggerheads Country Park is nearby.