Foel y Geifr is a subsidiary summit of

Esgeiriau Gwynion Esgeiriau Gwynion ( Welsh for "white shanks") is a mountain in north Wales. It is the smallest of the three Marilyns that form the Aran range, the others being Aran Fawddwy and Glasgwm. The peak is situated to the east of Aran Fawddw ...

, and included in a group of hills known as the Hirnantau. These hills rise from the south east shores of

Bala Lake Bala Lake, or (), is a large freshwater glacial lake in Gwynedd, Wales. The River Dee, which has its source on the slopes of Dduallt in the mountains of Snowdonia, feeds the long by wide lake. It was the largest natural body of water in ...

. Confusion arises when trying to establish to which mountain range these belong to. Since Foel y Geifr forms part of the Hirnant horseshoe, many consider it to be a Berwyn peak. However, geographically it belongs to the

Aran Fawddwy Aran Fawddwy is a mountain in southern Snowdonia, Wales, United Kingdom. It is the highest point (List of counties of England and Wales in 1964 by highest point, county top) of the historic county of Merionethshire (for local government ...

group, its parent peak being

. It is the eastern outpost of the Arans. The summit is grassy and has a trig point, while the terrain surrounding the summit is heathery and boggy. The summit is the highest in a ridge that forms the western backwall of Cwm Hirnant. Two other summit lie along the ridge:

Trum y Gwragedd Trum y Gwragedd is a top of Foel y Geifr in the Hirnantau. These hills rise from the south east shores of Bala Lake. The summit is boggy and marked by a few stones. To the south is Foel y Geifr and to the north is Foel Goch (Hirnant).Nuttall ...

and the Hewitt Foel Goch (Hirnant). To the south-west lies Moel y Cerrig Duon, to the east lies Pen y Boncyn Trefeilw and Cyrniau Nod.Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. .

References

{{reflist Llangywer Llanuwchllyn Mountains and hills of Gwynedd Mountains and hills of Snowdonia Hewitts of Wales Nuttalls