Snowdonia

Snowdonia
Eryri (Welsh)
View of Llyn Cwellyn from the Snowdon Ranger path
Highest point
Peak	Snowdon
Elevation	1,085 m (3,560 ft)
Coordinates	53°4′6.59″N 4°4′34.43″W / 53.0684972°N 4.0762306°W / 53.0684972; -4.0762306 (Snowdon)
Dimensions
Area	2,130 km2 (820 sq mi)(national park)
Geography
Relief map of Snowdonia, within the national park boundaries
Location	North Wales
Country	Wales, United Kingdom
Northern ranges	Carneddau Glyderau Moel Hebog Moelwynion Snowdon
Southern ranges	Rhinogydd Cadair Idris Aran Dyfi Hills
Geology
Orogeny	Caledonian
Age of rock	Cambrian and Ordovician
Type of rock	Igneous sedimentary
Snowdonia National Park Eryri National Park Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri (Welsh)
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1]
Location	Conwy & Gwynedd (Wales)
Coordinates	52°54′N 3°51′W / 52.900°N 3.850°W / 52.900; -3.850
Area	823 sq mi (2,130 km2)
Established	1951
Governing body	Snowdonia National Park Authority
Website	snowdonia.gov.wales

Snowdonia, or Eryri (pronounced [ɛrəri] ^ⓘ), is a mountainous region and national park in North Wales. It contains all 15 mountains in Wales over 3000 feet high, including the country's highest, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), which is 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) tall. These peaks are all part of the Snowdon, Glyderau, and Carneddau ranges in the north of the region. The shorter Moelwynion and Moel Hebog ranges lie immediately to the south.

The national park has an area of 823 square miles (2,130 km²) (the fourth-largest in the UK), and covers most of central and southern Gwynedd and the western part of Conwy County Borough. This is much larger than the area traditionally considered Snowdonia, and in addition to the five ranges above includes the Rhinogydd, Cadair Idris, and Aran ranges and the Dyfi Hills. It also includes most of the coast between Porthmadog and Aberdyfi. The park was the first of the three national parks of Wales to be designated, in October 1951, and the third in the UK after the Peak District and Lake District, which were established in April and May 1951 respectively. The park received 3.89 million visitors in 2015.^[2]