Cefn Gwyntog
Cefn Gwyntog from Stac Rhos
Highest point
Elevation615 m (2,018 ft)
Prominence27 m (89 ft)
Listingsub Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
English translationwindy ridge
Language of nameWelsh
Geography
LocationGwynedd, Wales
Parent rangeBerwyn range
Topo mapOS Landranger 125

Cefn Gwyntog is a top of Cyrniau Nod in north east Wales. It forms a part of the Berwyn range known as the Hirnantau. Its summit lies just outside the Snowdonia National Park.

The views from the summit are extensive, if unremarkable due to the featureless, flat moorland surroundings. LLyn Efyrnwy (Lake Vyrnwy) can be seen below. The summit is marked by a small cairn surrounded by peat bog and knee deep heather.

Cefn Gwyntog is renowned as one of the hardest summits in Wales to reach, due to its remoteness and hard walking terrain.[1]

References

  1. Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.

52°52′48″N 3°22′55″W / 52.88011°N 3.38191°W / 52.88011; -3.38191


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