Y Garn (Plynlimon)
| Y Garn | |
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View over Nant-y-moch Reservoir
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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°27′02″N 3°48′11″W / 52.4505°N 3.8031°WCoordinates: 52°27′02″N 3°48′11″W / 52.4505°N 3.8031°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Ceredigion, Wales |
| Parent range | Cambrian Mountains |
| OS grid | SN789869 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 135 |
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.
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). both Marilyns.
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