Y Garn (Plynlimon)
Mountain (684m) in Ceredigion, Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Y Garn is a subsidiary summit of Pen Pumlumon Fawr and the fourth highest peak on the Plynlimon massif, a part of the Cambrian Mountains in the county of Ceredigion, Wales.
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Y Garn | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 684 m (2,244 ft) |
Prominence | 56 m (184 ft) |
Parent peak | Pen Pumlumon Fawr |
Listing | Hewitt, Nuttall |
Coordinates | 52.4505°N 3.8031°W / 52.4505; -3.8031 |
Naming | |
Language of name | Welsh |
Geography | |
Location | Ceredigion, Wales |
Parent range | Cambrian Mountains |
OS grid | SN789869 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 135 |
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The summit is marked by a large shelter cairn, hollowed out from an ancient burial cairn. The views include Rhos Fawr, Drygarn Fawr, Pen y Garn to the south and Aran Fawddwy, Glasgwm, Tarrenhendre and Tarren y Gesail to the north. The Nant-y-moch Reservoir can also be seen to the north, with the smaller summits of Drosgol at 550 m (1,800 ft) and Banc Llechwedd-mawr at 560 m (1,840 ft).[1] both Marilyns.