Foel Hafod-fynydd is a subsidiary summit of
Aran Fawddwy
Aran Fawddwy is a mountain in southern Snowdonia, Wales, United Kingdom. It is the highest point (county top) of the historic county of Merionethshire (for local government purposes, it lies within the current council area of Gwynedd). ...
in southern
Snowdonia
Snowdonia or Eryri (), is a mountainous region in northwestern Wales and a national park of in area. It was the first to be designated of the three national parks in Wales, in 1951.
Name and extent
It was a commonly held belief that the nam ...
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North Wales
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, Wales, United Kingdom. It tops the east ridge of
Erw y Ddafad-ddu
Erw y Ddafad-ddu is a subsidiary summit of Aran Fawddwy in southern Snowdonia, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom. It is the third highest peak in the Aran mountain range.
It is lies at the centre of the main Aran ridge, situated between Aran Fa ...
. Creiglyn Dyfi nestles in the bowl between Foel Hafod-fynydd and Aran Fawddwy.
The summit is grassy marked by a few stones.
Esgeiriau Gwynion
Esgeiriau Gwynion (Welsh for "white shanks") is a mountain in north Wales. It is the smallest of the three Marilyns that form the Aran range, the others being Aran Fawddwy and Glasgwm.
The peak is situated to the east of Aran Fawddwy, s ...
lies to the north,
Llechwedd Du to the east, and
Gwaun Lydan to the south.
[Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. .]
References
External links
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Aran Fawddwy and surrounding area
Llanuwchllyn
Mawddwy
Mountains and hills of Gwynedd
Mountains and hills of Snowdonia
Hewitts of Wales
Nuttalls
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