Clipyn Du is a mountain in northern

Powys Powys ( , ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It borders Gwynedd, Denbighshire, and Wrexham County Borough, Wrexham to the north; the English Ceremonial counties of England, ceremo ...

in Wales. Also known as ''Tarren Bwlch-Gwyn'' or ''Siambwr Trawsfynydd'', it is one of the higher summits of the area and is located a few miles north of

Plynlimon Plynlimon, or Pumlumon in Welsh language, Welsh (also historically anglicised as Plinlimon, Plynlymmon or Plinlimmon), is the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains in Wales (taking a restricted definition of the Cambrian Mountains, ex ...

(Pumlumon). It has an elevation of and a

topographic prominence In topography, prominence or relative height (also referred to as autonomous height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contour line encircling ...

of , so is classed as a HuMP, having over 100 metres of prominence. Tarren Bwlch-Gwyn is the name of a steep-sided escarpment nearby. Nearby is a lake, ''Glaslyn''.

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External links

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of clipyn du and surrounding area
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