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via the col at Bwlch Coch, and to Snowdon summit via the col at Bwlch Glas. It is also linked to Cwm Glas to the northeast via a steep arete called Clogwyn y Person, which joins the main Crib y Ddysgl ridge about 500 metres (1,600 feet) east of the summit.
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The web pages of the Welsh Mountaineering Club suggest that the name could also be a corruption of "Carnedd Wgon", and so named after the prince Wgon sung of by
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is usually considered second highest). and lies just under one kilometre north of the summit of
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Cicerone Press. 284:It is part of the 205: 45:Highest point 665: 664: 598: 597: 350:is the result of 286:Snowdon Horseshoe 258:, is a pyramidal 249: 248: 209:of Garnedd Ugain 203: 202: 760: 703:Hewitts of Wales 686: 679: 672: 644: 637: 630: 629: 627: 626: 625: 620: 616: 613: 612: 611: 608: 568:Carnedd Llewelyn 469: 462: 455: 446: 445: 439: 426: 420: 419: 401: 395: 394: 391:www.thebmc.co.uk 383: 363:Dafydd ap Gwilym 275:Carnedd Llywelyn 211: 204: 183: 163: 139: 134: 119:Language of name 33: 21: 20: 768: 767: 763: 762: 761: 759: 758: 757: 693: 692: 691: 690: 633: 623: 621: 617: 614: 609: 606: 604: 602: 601: 599: 594: 544: 506: 478: 473: 443: 442: 436:Wayback Machine 427: 423: 416: 402: 398: 385: 384: 380: 375: 311:Ordnance Survey 299: 179: 161: 132: 40: 19: 12: 11: 5: 766: 756: 755: 750: 745: 740: 735: 730: 725: 720: 715: 710: 705: 689: 688: 681: 674: 666: 663: 662: 645: 596: 595: 593: 592: 587: 580: 575: 570: 565: 563:Carnedd Dafydd 560: 558:Pen yr Ole Wen 554: 552: 546: 545: 543: 542: 537: 532: 527: 522: 516: 514: 508: 507: 505: 504: 499: 494: 488: 486: 484:Snowdon Massif 480: 479: 472: 471: 464: 457: 449: 441: 440: 421: 414: 396: 377: 376: 374: 371: 309:appear on the 298: 295: 268:Snowdon Massif 247: 246: 236: 233: 231: 225: 224: 221: 218: 215: 207:Listed summits 201: 200: 191: 185: 184: 177: 171: 170: 165: 157: 156: 150: 146: 145: 141: 140: 130: 126: 125: 120: 116: 115: 112: 108: 107: 103: 102: 85: 79: 78: 73: 67: 66: 63: 57: 56: 53: 47: 46: 42: 41: 34: 26: 25: 17: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 765: 754: 751: 749: 746: 744: 741: 739: 736: 734: 731: 729: 726: 724: 721: 719: 716: 714: 711: 709: 706: 704: 701: 700: 698: 687: 682: 680: 675: 673: 668: 667: 661: 659: 655: 651: 646: 643: 639: 638: 634: 631: 628: 591: 588: 586: 585: 581: 579: 576: 574: 571: 569: 566: 564: 561: 559: 556: 555: 553: 551: 547: 541: 538: 536: 533: 531: 528: 526: 523: 521: 518: 517: 515: 513: 509: 503: 500: 498: 497:Garnedd Ugain 495: 493: 490: 489: 487: 485: 481: 477: 470: 465: 463: 458: 456: 451: 450: 447: 437: 433: 430: 425: 417: 415:1-85284-088-9 411: 407: 400: 392: 388: 382: 378: 370: 368: 367:Gwgon Brydydd 364: 359: 357: 353: 352:soft mutation 349: 345: 344:Carnedd Ugain 341: 339: 335: 331: 327: 322: 320: 319:Carnedd Ugain 316: 312: 308: 307:Crib-y-Ddysgl 304: 303:Garnedd Ugain 294: 291: 287: 282: 280: 276: 273: 269: 265: 261: 257: 256:Crib-y-Ddysgl 253: 252:Garnedd Ugain 245: 241: 237: 234: 232: 230: 227: 226: 222: 219: 216: 213: 212: 208: 198: 195: 192: 190: 186: 182: 178: 176: 172: 169: 166: 164: 158: 154: 151: 147: 142: 138: 131: 129:Pronunciation 127: 124: 121: 117: 113: 109: 104: 101: 97: 93: 89: 86: 84: 80: 77: 74: 72: 68: 64: 62: 58: 54: 52: 48: 43: 38: 32: 27: 24:Garnedd Ugain 22: 16: 738:Betws Garmon 658:expanding it 647: 632: 600: 582: 496: 424: 405: 399: 390: 381: 360: 347: 343: 342: 323: 318: 314: 306: 302: 300: 285: 283: 255: 251: 250: 196: 162:Parent range 15: 622: / 535:Glyder Fach 530:Glyder Fawr 520:Elidir Fawr 92:Welsh 3000s 71:Parent peak 733:Beddgelert 697:Categories 607:53°04′30″N 578:Foel Grach 373:References 197:Landranger 61:Prominence 743:Llanberis 610:4°04′35″W 590:Foel-fras 550:Carneddau 502:Crib Goch 290:Crib Goch 168:Snowdonia 144:Geography 51:Elevation 718:Nuttalls 512:Glyderau 432:Archived 281:itself. 260:mountain 217:Grid ref 189:Topo map 181:SH610551 149:Location 650:Gwynedd 573:Yr Elen 348:Garnedd 328:of the 315:Garnedd 279:Snowdon 244:Nuttall 229:Llechog 223:Status 175:OS grid 155:, Wales 153:Gwynedd 96:Nuttall 83:Listing 76:Snowdon 37:Snowdon 723:Furths 540:Tryfan 525:Y Garn 412:  338:Hewitt 240:Hewitt 220:Height 133:Welsh: 106:Naming 88:Hewitt 39:(left) 648:This 334:Welsh 332:" in 326:ridge 301:Both 264:Wales 123:Welsh 100:Furth 654:stub 428:See 410:ISBN 330:dish 305:and 297:Name 238:sub 214:Name 317:or 262:in 199:115 699:: 389:. 369:. 358:. 340:. 321:. 242:, 194:OS 98:, 94:, 90:, 685:e 678:t 671:v 660:. 468:e 461:t 454:v 418:. 393:.

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Snowdon
Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Snowdon
Listing
Hewitt
Welsh 3000s
Nuttall
Furth
Welsh
[ˈɡarnɛðˈiːɡai̯n]
Gwynedd
Parent range
Snowdonia
OS grid
SH610551
Topo map
OS
Listed summits
Llechog
Hewitt
Nuttall
mountain
Wales
Snowdon Massif
topographical prominence
Carnedd Llywelyn
Snowdon

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