Ysgafell Wen North Top

Ysgafell Wen North Top
Ysgafell Wen North Top summit
Highest point
Elevation669 m (2,195 ft)
Prominence33 m (108 ft)
ListingHewitt, Nuttall
Naming
English translationwhite ledge
Language of nameWelsh
PronunciationWelsh: [ˈɐsɡəvɛɬ ˈwɛn]
Geography
Map
LocationGwynedd / Conwy, Wales
Parent rangeSnowdonia
OS gridSH667481
Topo mapOS Landranger 115
Listed summits of Ysgafell Wen North Top
Name Grid ref Height Status
Ysgafell Wen Far North Top 650 m (2,133 ft) Nuttall

Ysgafell Wen North Top is a peak on a ridge in Snowdonia, North Wales. It lies to the north of the highest summit on the ridge Ysgafell Wen. It is a subsidiary summit of Allt-fawr. The summit is located at the edge of Cwm Edno, an edge that falls steeply into the cwm.

Small lakes surround the summit, known as Llynnau'r Cwn (the dog lakes). To the west lies the peak's top, known as Ysgafell Wen Far North Top.[1]

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