Moel Hebog (

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for ''Bare Hill of the Hawk'') is a

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Snowdonia Snowdonia or Eryri (), is a mountainous region in northwestern Wales and a national park of in area. It was the first to be designated of the three national parks in Wales, in 1951. Name and extent It was a commonly held belief that the na ...

, north

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which dominates the view west from the village of

Beddgelert Beddgelert () is a village and community in the Snowdonia area of Gwynedd, Wales. The population of the community taken at the 2011 census was 455, and includes Nantmor and Nant Gwynant. It is reputed to be named after the legendary hound ...

. It gives name to a whole range of peaks in the north-western corner of Snowdonia, which include the Nantlle Ridge and

Mynydd Mawr Mynydd Mawr ( Welsh for ''big mountain'') is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, approximately west of Snowdon itself, overlooking Llyn Cwellyn and being the northern outlier of the Moel Hebog group. A popular ascent starts from Rhyd Ddu. ...

. From that side, Moel Hebog has a rocky face with a distinctive pointed summit, although from other sides, it appears more rounded. The exposed rock means that it is often visited by students of

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. Much of the mountain consists of welded,

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rich

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. It is often climbed from Beddgelert and it can be combined with the nearby mountains of Moel yr Ogof and Moel Lefn for a longer walk. This route, however, does involve some easy scrambling. On Moel yr Ogof can be found

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's Cave. The view of Moel Hebog and Llyn Gwynant from the north near

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is one of the most photographed in Snowdonia. Moel Hebog Shield (1)

A late Bronze Age shield was found in a bog near Moel Hebog in 1784. It is now in the

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References

The Moel Hebog Group

The Moel Hebog Group contains the following (main) summits: * Moel Hebog — Marilyn * Craig Cwm Silyn — Marilyn * Trum y Ddysgl — Marilyn * Garnedd Goch *

— Marilyn * Mynydd Drws-y-Coed * Moel yr Ogof * Mynydd Tal-y-Mignedd * Moel Lefn * Y Garn * Mynydd Graig Goch * Moel-ddu — Marilyn

External links

* Computer generated summit panorama
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* Walking guide and photograph
Moel Hebog from Beddgelert

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Moel Hebog and surrounding area
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