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Snowdon

Snowdon
Yr Wyddfa
Snowdon massif.jpg
The Snowdon group seen from the east; left: Y Lliwedd; centre: Crib Goch; right: Yr Wyddfa and Garnedd Ugain
Highest point
Elevation 1,085 m (3,560 ft)  
Prominence 1,038 m (3,406 ft) 
Ranked joint 3rd in British Isles
Parent peak Ben Nevis
Listing Marilyn, Furth, Hewitt, Nuttall, Welsh 3000s, council top, Ribu
Coordinates 53°4′6.59″N 4°4′34.43″W / 53.0684972°N 4.0762306°W / 53.0684972; -4.0762306Coordinates: 53°4′6.59″N 4°4′34.43″W / 53.0684972°N 4.0762306°W / 53.0684972; -4.0762306
Geography
Snowdon is located in Gwynedd
Snowdon
Snowdon
Gwynedd, Wales
Parent range Snowdonia
OS grid SH6098954379
Topo map OS Landranger 115
Listed summits of Snowdon
Name Grid ref Height Status
Crib y Ddysgl SH610551 1,065 m (3,494 ft) Welsh 3000s, HewittNuttall
Crib Goch SH624551 923 m (3,028 ft) Welsh 3000s, Hewitt, Nuttall
Craig Fach SH635552 609 m (1,998 ft) sub Hewitt
Craig Wen SH597508 605 m (1,985 ft) sub Hewitt
Hafod Eryri
Hafod Eryri, built in 2009
Hafod Eryri, built in 2009
General information
Address via Snowdon Mountain Railway, Llanberis, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 4TY
Coordinates 53°04′08″N 4°04′32″W / 53.068865°N 4.075588°W / 53.068865; -4.075588
Elevation 1,085 m (3,560 ft)
Opened 12 June 2009
Cost £8.4m
Design and construction
Architecture firm Ray Hole Architects
Structural engineer Arup
Main contractor Carillion
Awards and prizes RIBA Welsh Architecture Award 2010
Website
Hafod Eryri Visitor Centre

Snowdon (Welsh: Yr Wyddfa, pronounced [ər ˈwɪðva]) is the highest mountain in Wales, at an elevation of 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level, and the highest point in the British Isles south of the Scottish Highlands. It is located in Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri) in Gwynedd. It has been described as "probably the busiest mountain in Britain", with approximately 444,000 people having walked up the mountain in 2016. It is designated as a national nature reserve for its rare flora and fauna.

The rocks that form Snowdon were produced by volcanoes in the Ordovician period, and the massif has been extensively sculpted by glaciation, forming the pyramidal peak of Snowdon and the arêtes of Crib Goch and Y Lliwedd. The cliff faces on Snowdon, including Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, are significant for rock climbing, and the mountain was used by Edmund Hillary in training for the 1953 ascent of Mount Everest.

The summit can be reached by a number of well-known paths, and by the Snowdon Mountain Railway, a rack and pinion railway opened in 1896 which carries passengers the 4.7 miles (7.6 km) from Llanberis to the summit station. The summit also houses a cafe called Hafod Eryri, open only when the railway is operating and opened in 2009 to replace one built in the 1930s. The railway generally operates to the summit station from Whitsun to October. The daily running schedule depends on weather and customer demand.


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