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Llechog

Llechog
Llechog from Garnedd Ugain, with Clogwyn Station in front
Highest point
Elevation720 m (2,360 ft)
Prominence28 m (92 ft)
Parent peakSnowdon
Listingsub Hewitt, Nuttall
Coordinates53°04′30″N 4°04′35″W / 53.07499°N 4.07633°W / 53.07499; -4.07633
Naming
English translation
slaty, rocky, stony
Language of name
Welsh
Geography
Llechog is located in Wales
Llechog
Llechog
Location within Wales
LocationGwynedd, Wales
Parent rangeSnowdonia
OS gridSH610551
Topo mapOS Landranger 115

Llechog is a top of Garnedd Ugain on the Snowdon massif in Wales. It is the top of a long crest of cliffs that start in Llanberis and finishes on Garnedd Ugain. The nearby Clogwyn Station is a stop of the Snowdon mountain railway. The summit is a rocky peak sitting out from cliffs which fall steeply down to the Nant Peris valley. The viewpoint is commanding, where the full prominence of Glyder Fawr, Y Garn, Elidir Fawr and Crib Goch can be admired.[1]

A second top of the same name can also be found about 1/2 mile to the south-west of Snowdon summit, overlooking Cwm Clogwyn.

References

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