Mynydd Graig Goch | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 610 m (2,000 ft) |
Prominence | 71 m (233 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Craig Cwm Silyn |
Listing | Hewitt, Nuttall |
Coordinates | 53°00′46″N 4°14′29″W / 53.012807°N 4.241368°W |
Naming | |
English translation | mountain of the red rock |
Language of name | Welsh |
Geography | |
Location | Snowdonia, Wales |
OS grid | SH497485 |
Topo map | OS 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]