Mynydd Graig Goch

Mynydd Graig Goch
Crags on the summit of Mynydd Graig Goch
Highest point
Elevation610 m (2,000 ft)
Prominence71 m (233 ft)[1]
Parent peakCraig Cwm Silyn
ListingHewitt, Nuttall
Coordinates53°00′46″N 4°14′29″W / 53.012807°N 4.241368°W / 53.012807; -4.241368
Naming
English translationmountain of the red rock
Language of nameWelsh
Geography
Map
LocationSnowdonia, Wales
OS gridSH497485
Topo mapOS Landranger 115

Mynydd Graig Goch (Welsh, 'mountain of the red rock') is the western end peak of the Nantlle Ridge, and is a subsidiary summit of Craig Cwm Silyn. It is also the most westerly 2000 ft peak in Wales. For many years it was excluded from lists of the Welsh 2000 ft mountains because of a spot height of 609 metres (1998') on OS maps. However, this changed in 2008; after years of speculation a group of hillwalkers carried out a precise GPS survey of the peak, measuring the absolute height as 609.75 metres (2000 ft 6 in).[2][3]

  1. ^ Database of British and Irish Hills. Retrieved 21 Jan 2012.
  2. ^ Wainwright, Martin (19 September 2008). "The Welshmen Who Went Up a Hill, but Came Down a Mountain". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  3. ^ Survey of Craig Fach and Mynydd Graig Goch. Details of survey.