Foel-fras, Snowdonia National Park

Name: Foel-fras
Address: Snowdonia National Park, United Kingdom

#54 among attractions in Snowdonia National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Foel-fras is a mountain in the Carneddau range, about 10 km east of Bethesda in North Wales. It lies on the border between the counties of Gwynedd and Conwy. With a summit elevation of 944 m it is officially the eleventh-highest summit in Wales. Foel-fras is located at the northern end of the main ridge of the Carneddau, between Drum to the north and Foel Grach to the south, with the subsidiary summit of Garnedd Uchaf between it and Foel Grach. Due south and 400 m below lies the reservoir of Llyn Dulyn, while the smaller reservoir of Llyn Anafon lies to the north. ()

Elevation: 3097 ftProminence: 207 ftCoordinates: 53°11'41"N, 3°57'9"W

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Foel-fras – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Llyn Dulyn, Llwytmor, Drum, Carnedd Gwenllian.

1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Dulyn, Snowdonia National Park
27 min walk • Llyn Dulyn is a lake on the edge of the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales. The lake is 33 acres in extent and 189 feet deep. Less than a kilometre to its south lies the smaller Llyn Melynllyn.
0.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Llwytmor, Snowdonia National Park
24 min walk • Llwytmor is a satellite peak of Foel-fras, and forms a part of the Carneddau range. The summit is 849 metres above sea level and it contains a series of boulderfields, a shelter and several cairns. It is the 27th highest peak in Wales.
1.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Drum, Snowdonia National Park
30 min walk • Drum is a summit in the Carneddau mountains in north Wales, 2 km north-east of Foel-fras. It is 771 m high. It is also known as Carnedd Penyborth-Goch.
1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Carnedd Gwenllian, Snowdonia National Park
26 min walk • Carnedd Gwenllian is a minor summit of the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, Wales, and included in the Welsh 3000s. From the summit, distant views to the north can extend as far as Ireland and the Isle of Man, and to the South as far as the Berwyn Ranges.
1.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bera Mawr, Snowdonia National Park
28 min walk • Bera Mawr is a summit in the Carneddau mountains in north Wales, height 794 metres. It and Bera Bach are together known as the Berau, or northern Carneddau. The summit is a large rock tor, characteristic of the western Carneddau.
1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Drosgl, Snowdonia National Park
26 min walk • Y Drosgl is a summit of the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, Wales, and forms a part of the western Carneddau, also known as the Berau, meaning 'stacks' or 'ricks'. It lies on a ridge heading west from Carnedd Gwenllian and Bera Mawr towards Bethesda.
1.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Carnedd y Ddelw, Snowdonia National Park
28 min walk • Carnedd y Ddelw is a summit in the Carneddau mountains in north Wales, north-east of Foel-fras. It is the Nuttall top of Drum. Its eastern slopes are drained by the Afon Tafolog, a tributary of Afon Roe that flows through the village of Rowen before joining the River Conwy.
1.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bera Bach, Snowdonia National Park
28 min walk • Bera Bach is a summit, height 807 metres, in the Carneddau mountains in north Wales. It is part of a ridge leading west from Garnedd Uchaf. The summit is a rocky tor, characteristic of the northern Carneddau. Bera Mawr and Bera Bach are together known as the Berau, meaning 'ricks' or 'stacks'.
1.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pen y Castell, Snowdonia National Park
28 min walk • Pen y Castell is a summit in the Carneddau mountains in north Wales. It tops the east ridge of Drum. The summit consists of rocky outcrops amid a small boggy plateau.
1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gyrn Wigau, Snowdonia National Park
26 min walk • Gyrn Wigau is a summit of the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, Wales, and forms a part of the western Carneddau commonly known as the Beras. It is a top of Drosgl. It has only 15 metres of topographical prominence but is listed as a Nuttall.