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Moel Tryfan (429 m / 1407 ft) is a small
mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
near the villages of
Rhosgadfan Rhosgadfan is a Wales, Welsh village in the county of Gwynedd, formerly in the historic county of Caernarfonshire, and in the community of Llanwnda, Gwynedd, Llanwnda. It is notable as the birthplace of Kate Roberts (author), Kate Roberts, one o ...
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Y Fron Y Fron, also known locally as Cesarea, after the chapel, is a country village on the south-west side of Moel Tryfan, overlooking the Nantlle Valley, in North Wales, near Rhosgadfan and Carmel, on the tail of Mynydd Mawr, with epic views of Tr ...
and Betws Garmon, in northern Gwynedd. The higher and more famous peak of
Tryfan Tryfan ) is a mountain in the Ogwen Valley, Snowdonia, Wales. It forms part of the Glyderau group, and is one of the most recognisable peaks in Britain, having a classic pointed shape with rugged crags. At above sea level, it is the fifteenth ...
above
Dyffryn Ogwen Dyffryn Ogwen, or Ogwen Valley, is a valley mostly located in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. The upper section of the valley, east of Llyn Ogwen, lies in the county of Conwy. Geography The valley lies to the south of Bangor. It is bordered on ...
has also sometimes been referred to as "Moel Tryfan" in the past. Moel Tryfan could be regarded as the westerly outlier of the larger
Mynydd Mawr Mynydd Mawr ( Welsh for ''big mountain'') is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, approximately west of Snowdon itself, overlooking Llyn Cwellyn and being the northern outlier of the Moel Hebog group. A popular ascent starts from Rhyd Ddu ...
. The southern and eastern flanks of the mountain were heavily quarried in the past, particularly at Moel Tryfran Quarry and
Cilgwyn quarry Cilgwyn quarry is a Slate industry in Wales, slate quarry located on the north edge of the Nantlle Vale, in North Wales. It is one of the earliest slate quarries in Great Britain, being worked as early as the 12th century. King Edward I of Engla ...
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External links


www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Moel Tryfan and surrounding area
Betws Garmon Llandwrog Llanwnda, Gwynedd Mountains and hills of Gwynedd {{Gwynedd-geo-stub