Snowdon |
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Alt. names | Yr Wyddfa | |||||
Municipality/district | Gwynedd (UK) | |||||
Height [m] | 1085 | |||||
Primary factor [m] |
1038 Fixed point 30 U 439855 6204995 - located to the north, west of the A80/A803 intersection, on the shores of the Forth and Clyde canal. |
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Secondary factor [km] |
369 Approx. point 30 V 405170 6248208 - located to the north, on the south ridge of Stob Binnein. | |||||
Location |
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UTM: 30 U 427890 5880431 | ||||
Lat/Lon: N53°04'06.6" W4°04'34.4" | ||||||
Description |
Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales, and is the highest British mountain south of the Scottish Highlands. The mountain attracts a lot of tourists during the summer, and offers many hiking, scrambling and climbing routes. In addition there is a mountain train that runs from Llanberis to the summit (not during winter). |
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Main photo |
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Routes | Snowdon & Garnedd Ugain from Pen-y-pass via Miners' Track | |||||
Panorama |
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Visits | 04.12.2009 |