Moel Tryfan (429 m / 1407 ft) is a small

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...

near the villages of Rhosgadfan, Y Fron and

Betws Garmon Betws Garmon is a community (Wales), community and small hamlet (place), hamlet outside Waunfawr and near Beddgelert in Gwynedd, Wales. It has a population of 249. The summit of Snowdon lies within the community boundaries. Bryn Gloch has th ...

, in northern

Gwynedd Gwynedd () is a county in the north-west of Wales. It borders Anglesey across the Menai Strait to the north, Conwy, Denbighshire, and Powys to the east, Ceredigion over the Dyfi estuary to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The ci ...

. The higher and more famous peak of

Tryfan Tryfan () is a mountain in the Ogwen Valley, Snowdonia, Wales. It forms part of the Glyderau group, and is one of the most recognisable peaks in Britain, having a classic pointed shape with rugged crags. At above sea level, it is the fifteent ...

above Dyffryn Ogwen has also sometimes been referred to as "Moel Tryfan" in the past. Moel Tryfan could be regarded as the westerly outlier of the larger

Mynydd Mawr 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. On its western flank are the remains of a ...

. The southern and eastern flanks of the mountain were heavily quarried in the past, particularly at Moel Tryfran Quarry and Cilgwyn quarry.

References

External links

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