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 Fawddwy, s ...

, and included in a group of hills known as the Hirnantau. These hills rise from the south east shores of Llyn Tegid. 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 ( county top) of the historic county of Merionethshire (for local government purposes, it lies within the current council area of Gwynedd). ...

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 Llyn Tegid. 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) Foel ...

and the

Hewitt Hewitt may refer to: Places ;United Kingdom * Hewitt (hill), Hills in England, Wales and Ireland over two thousand feet with a relative height of at least 30 metres ;United States * Hewitt, Minnesota, a city * Hewitt, Texas, a city * Hewitt ...

Foel Goch (Hirnant). To the south-west lies

Moel y Cerrig Duon Moel y Cerrig Duon is a subsidiary summit of Esgeiriau Gwynion in Gwynedd in north Wales. Moel y Cerrig Duon tops the eastern end of a long peat bog plateau along with Llechwedd Du. Its summit has a conical shape, rising suddenly from the bog. ...

, to the east lies

Pen y Boncyn Trefeilw Pen y Boncyn Trefeilw is a subsidiary summit of Cyrniau Nod in north east Wales. It forms a part of the Berwyn range The Berwyn range ( Welsh: ''Y Berwyn'' or ''Mynydd y Berwyn'') is an isolated and sparsely populated area of moorland ...

and

Cyrniau Nod Cyrniau Nod is a mountain summit in north east Wales. It is a former Marilyn, the Marilyn summit now being the nearby Foel Cedig. Its summit has the Snowdonia National Park boundary running through it. A number of rivers and streams rise ...

.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