Mynydd Moel
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Mynydd Moel is the second highest summit of Cadair Idris in the Snowdonia National Park, in Gwynedd, northwest Wales.
Mynydd Moel | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 863 m (2,831 ft) |
Prominence | 67 m (220 ft) |
Parent peak | Cadair Idris |
Listing | Hewitt, Nuttall |
Naming | |
English translation | Bare Mountain |
Language of name | Welsh |
Geography | |
Location | Gwynedd, Wales |
Parent range | Cadair Idris |
OS grid | SH711130 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 124, Explorer OL23 |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike |
It lies to the east of Cadair Idris and is often climbed as a horseshoe along with Craig Cwm Amarch and Cadair Idris.
The summit is bare and rocky and marked with a cairn. The north face like Cadair Idris has large cliffs. To the east is a lower broad plateau topped by the summit of Gau Graig.[1]