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Moelwynion
The Moelwynion (a Welsh language, Welsh plural, sometimes Anglicisation, anglicised to Moelwyns) are a group of mountains in central Snowdonia. They extend from the north-east of Porthmadog to Moel Siabod, the highest of the group. The name derives from the names of two of the largest mountains in the group, Moelwyn Mawr (''great white hill'') and Moelwyn Bach (''little white hill''), 770m and 710m, respectively. Moel Siabod, to the north, is the highest at 872m. The group includes the following summits: *Moel Siabod *Moelwyn Mawr *Moelwyn Bach *Allt-fawr *Cnicht *Craigysgafn *Cnicht North Top *Moel Druman *Ysgafell Wen *Ysgafell Wen North Top *Manod Mawr *Manod Mawr North Top *Ysgafell Wen Far North Top *Moel-yr-hydd *Moelwyn Mawr North Ridge Top *Moel Penamnen *Moel Meirch *Y Ro Wen {{Coord, 53.036, -3.980, dim:20000_region:GB, display=title External links Walking Routes in the Moelwynion Beddgelert Bro Machno Capel Curig Dolwyddelan Ffest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cnicht
Cnicht is a mountain in Snowdonia which forms part of the Moelwynion mountain range. Features Its appearance when viewed from the south-west, i.e. from the direction of Porthmadog, has earned it the sobriquet the "Matterhorn of Wales", albeit being 3,789 metres lower. In reality Cnicht is a long ridge and, at 689 m, is the fifth-highest peak in the Moelwynion mountain range. It can be easily ascended from Croesor, the village at its foot, or, with more difficulty, from Nant Gwynant to the north-west. Although regarded by some as a mountain in its own right, Cnicht does not have the required 150m of topographic prominence to be classed as a Marilyn (hill), Marilyn. Toponymy The mountain's name is thought to derive from the English surname Knight (surname), Knight, the name of a family who were formerly merchants in Caernarfon. When borrowed into Welsh language, Welsh, the consonants represented by and were still pronounced in English language, English, and these ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |