Crib Goch

Crib Goch
Crib Goch from the west
Highest point
Elevation	923 m (3,028 ft)
Prominence	65 m (213 ft)
Parent peak	Garnedd Ugain
Listing	Hewitt, Welsh 3000s, Nuttall, Furth
Coordinates	53°04′32″N 4°03′13″W / 53.075542°N 4.053513°W / 53.075542; -4.053513
Naming
English translation	red ridge
Language of name	Welsh
Pronunciation	Welsh: [kriːb goːχ]
Geography
Location	Gwynedd, Wales
Parent range	Snowdonia
OS grid	SH624551
Topo map	OS Landranger 115
Climbing
Easiest route	Grade 1 scramble [1]

Crib Goch is described as a "knife-edged" arête in the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. The name means "red ridge" in Welsh.

The highest point on the arête is 923 metres (3,028 ft) above sea level. All routes which tackle Crib Goch are considered mountaineering routes in winter or scrambles in summer—meaning that they must cross "graded territory" as defined in Steve Ashton's Scrambles in Snowdonia.^[2] The easiest of these lines (the ‘bad step’ part of the route) is given a scrambling grade of Grade 1 (the most difficult being Grade 3—routes more difficult than Grade 3 are considered rock climbs).