Y Fronllwyd, also known as Carnedd y Filiast North Top, is a top of
Carnedd y Filiast in
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 ...
, Wales forming part of the
Glyderau. It is the northern end of the Glyder mountain range. The summit has good views of
Bethesda, the
Penrhyn Quarry, the
Carneddau,
Elidir Fawr and the
Menai Strait
The Menai Strait ( cy, Afon Menai, the "river Menai") is a narrow stretch of shallow tidal water about long, which separates the island of Anglesey from the mainland of Wales. It varies in width from from Fort Belan to Abermenai Point to from ...
. The summit was included on the original Nuttall's list, subsequently deleted and then re-included after detailed re-surveying.
[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 Carnedd y Filiast and surrounding area
Llandygai
Mountains and hills of Gwynedd
Mountains and hills of Snowdonia
Nuttalls
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