Dinas Cromlech
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Dinas Cromlech or Dinas y Gromlech is a distinctive rhyolite rock outcrop at the Llanberis Pass, in Snowdonia, northwest Wales, which has a distinctive "open book" shape that is clearly visible from the road (A4086), and is very popular location for rock climbers and contains some of Britain's most famous and notable rock climbing routes, several of which are important in the history of rock climbing.[2]
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Location | Llanberis Pass, Snowdonia, Wales |
Nearest city | Llanberis |
Range | Snowdon Massif |
Coordinates | 53.0921°N 4.0476°W / 53.0921; -4.0476 |
Climbing type | Traditional climbing |
Height | up to 40 metres (130 ft)[1] |
Pitches | Mostly single-pitch |
Ratings | rock grades of Diff to E9; most are VS to E2[1] |
Rock type | Rhyolite[1] |
Quantity of rock | +80 routes[1] |
Cliff aspect | South |
Elevation | 500 metres (1,600 ft) a.s.l.[1] |
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