Glyder Fawr

Glyder Fawr
Glyder Fawr
	Rocky outcrop near the summit of Glyder Fawr
Highest point
Elevation	1,001 m (3,284 ft)
Prominence	642 m (2,106 ft)
Parent peak	Snowdon
Listing	Marilyn, Hewitt, Welsh 3000s, Nuttall, Furth
Coordinates	53°06′03″N 4°01′47″W / 53.10097°N 4.02978°W
Naming
English translation	Big Lump
Language of name	Welsh
Pronunciation	Welsh: [ˈɡlɪdɛr ˈvau̯r]
Geography
Location	Gwynedd / Conwy, Wales
Parent range	Snowdonia
OS grid	SH642579
Topo map	OS Landranger 115 / Explorer OL17

Glyder Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, the highest peak in the Glyderau range at just over 1,000 metres. It is the fifth-highest mountain in Wales and has several walking and scrambling routes leading to its summit. According to Sir Ifor Williams, the word "Glyder" derives from the Welsh word "Gludair", meaning a heap of stones.^[1]

^ Nuttall, John; Nuttall, Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.

[1] Nuttall, John; Nuttall, Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.

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