Cwm Nantcol is a
valley
A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over ...
in the
Ardudwy area of the county of
Gwynedd
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in
Wales
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.
It lies in the
Rhinogydd range of mountains in
Snowdonia and carries the
Afon Cwmnantcol. At the head of Cwn Nantcol is the Bwlch Drws Ardudwy pass, from where it is possible to negotiate the summits of
Rhinog Fawr and
Rhinog Fach.
External links
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Cwm Nantcol and surrounding area
:
Valleys of Gwynedd
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