Cefn Gwyntog is a top of Cyrniau Nod in north east

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. It forms a part of the

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known as the Hirnantau. Its summit lies just outside the

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. The views from the summit are extensive, if unremarkable due to the featureless, flat moorland surroundings. LLyn Efyrnwy (

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) can be seen below. The summit is marked by a small cairn surrounded by peat bog and knee deep heather. Cefn Gwyntog is renowned as one of the hardest summits in Wales to reach, due to its remoteness and hard walking terrain.Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. .

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Hewitts of Wales Mountains and hills of Gwynedd Nuttalls {{Gwynedd-geo-stub cy:Cyrniau Nod