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Welsh Names of North Wales Mountains (in descending height order)

Welsh Mountain Name

English meaning

Height

Group
1 Yr Wyddfa The Grave 3560' Snowdon
2

Crib-y-Ddisgl
(also known as Carnedd Ugain)

The jagged edge of the dish
(The cairn of twenty)		 3493' Snowdon
3 Carnedd Llewelyn The castle of Llewelyn 3484' Carneddau
4 Carnedd Dafydd The castle of Dafydd 3426' Carneddau
5 Glyder Fawr The large heap of stones 3279' Glyders
6 Glyder Fach The small heap of stones 3262' Glyders
7 Pen yr Oleu Wen The hill of the white light 3210' Carneddau
8 Foel Grach The scabbed hill 3195' Carneddau
9 Yr Elen The hill of fawn 3151' Carneddau
10 Y Garn The rock 3104' Glyders
11 Foel Fras The rough hill 3091 Carneddau
12 Elidir Fawr The big hill of Elidir 3029' Glyders
13 Crib Goch The red comb or ridge 3023' Snowdon
14 Tryfan The hill of three peaks 3010' Glyders
15 Y Lliwedd The viewpoint 2947' Snowdon
16 Yr Aryg The long ridge 2875' Carneddau
17 Moel Siabod The hill of scabs 2860' Siabod
18 Llwydmor The big grey mountain 2749' Carneddau
19 Pen yr Helgi-Du The hill of the black hound 2732' Carneddau
20 Foel Goch The red hill 2726' Carneddau
21 Carnedd y Filiast The cairn of the female hound 2694' Glyders
22 Mynedd Perfedd The centre mountain 2664' Glyders
23 Moel y Caseg The hill of the mare 2636' Glyders
24 Pen Llithrig-y-Wratch The slippery hill of the witch 2621' Carneddau
25 Bera Mawr The big pyramid 2587' Carneddau
26 Moel Hebog The hill of the hawk 2566' Hebog
27 Elidir Fach The small hill of Elidir 2564' Glyders
28 Drum The ridge 2528' Carneddau
29 Moelwyn Mawr The big white hill 2527' Siabod
30 Gallt y Ogof The slope of the cave 2490' Glyders
31 Yr Aran The height 2451' Snowdon
32 Craig cwn Silin The rock of the hollow of Silin 2408' Hebog
33 Craig Eigiau The rock of the flocks 2383' Carneddau
34 Moel Elio The hill of Eilio 2382' Snowdon
35 Moelwyn Bach The small white hill 2334' Siabod
36 Trum y Ddisgal The ridgeof the dish 2329' Hebog
37 Garnedd Goch The red cairn 2301' Hebog
38 Mynedd Mawr The big mountain 2290' Hebog
39 Allt Fawr The great slope 2287' Siabod
40 Mynydd Drws-y-Coed The mountain gate to the trees 2286' Hebog
41 Cnicht The icicle or knight 2265' Siabod
42 Creigiau Glesion The blue rocks 2213' Carneddau
43 Moel Cyngorion The hill of counsels 2207' Snowdon
44 Moel Druman The ridge mountain 2152' Siabod
45 Mynydd Tal y Mignedd The mountain at the head of the bog 2148' Hebog
46 Moel y Hydd The stags hill 2124' Siabod
47 Foel Gron The ???? hill 2100' Snowdon
48 Moel Lefn The smooth hill 2094' Hebog
49 Pen y Castell The castle peak 2034' Carneddau
50 Gallt y Wenallt ???? 2032' Snowdon
51 Moel y Ogof The hll of the cave 2020' Hebog
52 Gryn Wigau ???? 2018' Carneddau
53 Tal y Fan The top of the height 2000' Carneddau
Welsh Names of North Wales Passes
 

Welsh Pass Name

English meaning

Height

Group
  Bwlch Pass    
  Bwlchau Passes    
1 Bwlch Cwmllan The pass of the hollow of the hamlet 1660' Snowdon
2 Bwlch Glas The pass to Glas (Lyn) 3258' Snowdon
3 Bwlch Goch The red pass 2816' Snowdon
4 Bwlch Main The narrow pass 3150' Snowdon
5 Bwlch Moch The pass of the pig 1925' Snowdon
6 Bwlch-y-Saethau The pass of the arrow 2691' Snowdon
7 Bwlch Caseg Fraith The pass of the piebald mare 2588' Glyders
8 Bwlch Tryfan The pass of three peaks   Glyders
Welsh Names of North Wales Lakes
 

Welsh Lake Name

English meaning

Height

Group
  Llyn Lake    
  Llynau Lakes    
1 Llyn Glaslyn The blue (or green) lake 1971' Snowdon
2 Llyn Gwynant The lake of Gwynant 217' Snowdon
3 Llyn Llydaw The lake of Llydaw 1416' Snowdon
4 Llyn Bochlwyd The lake of the hoary slope 1806' Glyders
5 Llyn Caseg Fraith The lake of piebald mare   Glyders
6 Llyn Idwal The lake of Idwal 1223' Glyders
7 Llynah Padryn & Peris The lakes of St Padryn & St Peris 340' Glyders
8 Llyn Ogwen The whitw lake 984' Carneddau
9 Llyn Dinas The lake of the fort 176' Siabod
10 Llyn Cwellyn The lake of the basket 464' Hebog
11 Llyn y Dywarchen The lake of the sod (the floating island) 770' Hebog
Welsh Names of North Wales Hollows
 

Welsh Hollow Name

English meaning

Height

Group
  Cwm Hollow    
  Cwmoedd Hollows    
1 Cwm Dyli The hollow of the flood   Snowdon
2 Cwm Glas The big green hollow   Snowdon
3 Cwm y Llan The hollow of the Hamlet   Snowdon
4 Cwm Bochlwyd The hollow of the hoary slope   Glyders
5 Cwm y Ffynnon The hollow of the fountain   Glyders
6 Cwm Idwal The hollow of Idwal   Glyders
7 Cwm Tryfan The hollow of the three peaks   Glyders
Welsh Names of North Wales Rivers
 

Welsh River Name

English meaning
  Afon River
  Afonydd Rivers
1 Afon Gwyrfai The river of the green field
2 Afon Colwyn The river of the white bed
3 Afon Glaslyn The river from the blue lake
4 Afon Nant Peris The river of the vale of St Peris
5 Afon Ogwen The river of the white lake
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