Aran Fawddwy

Aran Fawddwy
Aran Fawddwy
	Aran Fawddwy (on left) and Creiglyn Dyfi
Highest point
Elevation	905.6 m (2,971 ft)
Prominence	671 m (2,201 ft)
Listing	Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Coordinates	52°47′16.35″N 3°41′18.10″W / 52.7878750°N 3.6883611°W
Naming
English translation	Mawddwy peak[citation needed]
Language of name	Welsh
Pronunciation	Welsh: [ˈaran ˈvau̯ðʊɨ̯]
Geography
	Aran Fawddwy Gwynedd, Wales
Parent range	Snowdonia
OS grid	SH862223
Topo map	OS Landranger 124, 125

Listed summits of Aran Fawddwy
Name	Grid ref	Height	Status
Aran Benllyn	SH866243	885 m (2,904 ft)	H, N
Erw y Ddafad-ddu	SH864234	872 m (2,861 ft)	H, N
Foel Hafod-fynydd	SH876227	689 m (2,260 ft)	H, N
Gwaun y Llwyni	SH857204	685 m (2,247 ft)	H, N
Gwaun Lydan	SH880211	632 m (2,073 ft)	N
Waun Camddwr	SH862223	621 m (2,037 ft)	N
Pen yr Allt Uchaf	SH867192	620 m (2,030 ft)	H, N

Aran Fawddwy is a mountain in southern Snowdonia, Wales, United Kingdom. It is the highest point (county top) of the historic county of Merionethshire (for local government purposes, it lies within the current council area of Gwynedd). It is the highest peak in the Aran mountain range, the only peak in Wales outside North Snowdonia above 900m, and higher than anywhere in the United Kingdom outside Northern Snowdonia, the Scottish Highlands (and islands) and the Lake District. The nearest small settlements to the mountain are Dinas Mawddwy to the south, Llanymawddwy to the southeast, Llanuwchllyn on the shores of Bala Lake to the north, and Rhydymain to the west. The nearest settlements with around 2,000 people are Bala and Dolgellau. On the eastern slopes of Aran Fawddwy is the small lake named Creiglyn Dyfi, the source of the River Dyfi. Its sister peak is Aran Benllyn at 885 metres (2,904 ft).^[2] There is also a middle peak: Erw y Ddafad-ddu.

^ Crocker, Chris; Graham Jackson. "Mountaineering & Rock Climbing in the UK: Aran Fawddwy". Database of British Hills. Mountain Days.net. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
^ Crocker, Chris; Graham Jackson. "Mountaineering & Rock Climbing in the UK: Aran Benllyn". Database of British Hills. Mountain Days.net. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2008.

[1] Crocker, Chris; Graham Jackson. "Mountaineering & Rock Climbing in the UK: Aran Fawddwy". Database of British Hills. Mountain Days.net. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2008.

[2] Crocker, Chris; Graham Jackson. "Mountaineering & Rock Climbing in the UK: Aran Benllyn". Database of British Hills. Mountain Days.net. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2008.

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