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Y Garn (Rhinogydd)

Y Garn
Y Garn - geograph.org.uk - 1099128.jpg
Y Garn from the south
Highest point
Elevation 629 m (2,064 ft)
Prominence 315 m (1,033 ft)
Parent peak Y Llethr
Listing Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
Translation the cairn (Welsh)
Pronunciation Welsh: [ə ˈɡarn]
Geography
Location Gwynedd, United Kingdom
Parent range Rhinogydd
OS grid SH702230
Climbing
Easiest route walk

For other hills of the same name, see .

Y Garn is a mountain in the southern Snowdonia, Wales, north of Dolgellau. It is an outlier of the Rhinogydd range, rising above the Coed-y-Brenin forest and the Rhaeadr Du waterfalls. An abandoned gold mine lies on its eastern slopes and Diffwys (750m) can be seen to the north from the summit.

Coordinates: 52°47′20″N 3°55′34″W / 52.78891°N 3.92623°W / 52.78891; -3.92623



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