Elidir Fawr, Snowdonia National Park

Name: Elidir Fawr
Address: Snowdonia National Park, United Kingdom

#55 among attractions in Snowdonia National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Elidir Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, north Wales, the northernmost peak in the Glyderau. ()

Elevation: 3031 ftProminence: 696 ftCoordinates: 53°7'51"N, 4°4'34"W

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Snowdonia National Park United Kingdom

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Elidir Fawr – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dinorwic Quarry, Y Garn, Carnedd y Filiast, Llyn Peris.

1 miW
Climbing
Dinorwic Quarry, Llanberis
25 min walk • Dinorwic quarry is a large former slate quarry, now home to the Welsh National Slate Museum, located between the villages of Llanberis and Dinorwig in Wales.
1.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Y Garn, Snowdonia National Park
41 min walk • Y Garn is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, part of the Glyderau. It is one of the Welsh 3000s — the 15 summits in Wales over 3,000 feet in height. It is the tenth-highest peak in Wales.
1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Carnedd y Filiast, Snowdonia National Park
27 min walk • Carnedd y Filiast is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, forming part of the Glyderau. It, along with its top Y Fronllwyd, forms the most northerly summit in the Glyderau.
1.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Peris
43 min walk • Llyn Peris is a lake in Snowdonia, Wales, approximately 1.8 km long and situated close to the villages of Llanberis and Nant Peris, and the smaller twin of Llyn Padarn. The lake was formed glacially and is an example of a moraine-dammed lake.
0.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Perfedd, Snowdonia National Park
22 min walk • Mynydd Perfedd is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, forming part of the Glyderau. The summit has a shelter cairn, offering good views of Foel-goch's north-eastern face, and the Carneddau.
0.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Marchlyn Mawr, Snowdonia National Park
13 min walk • Marchlyn Mawr reservoir is a high level lake in Snowdonia behind Elidir Fawr mountain. It is used as the high level water source for Dinorwig power station, a closed-loop pumped storage hydroelectric generating facility.
1.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Y Fronllwyd, Snowdonia National Park
31 min walk • Y Fronllwyd, also known as Carnedd y Filiast North Top, is a top of Carnedd y Filiast in Snowdonia, Wales forming part of the Glyderau. It is the northern end of the Glyder mountain range. The summit has good views of Bethesda, the Penrhyn Quarry, the Carneddau, Elidir Fawr and the Menai Strait.