Y Garn (Rhinogydd)

Y Garn (Rhinogydd)

"For other hills of the same name, see Y Garn."Infobox Mountain
Name = Y Garn
Photo =
Caption =
Elevation = 629 m
Location = Gwynedd, WAL
Range = Snowdonia
Prominence = "c." 315 m
Parent peak = Y Llethr
Coordinates =
Topographic

Easiest route =
Grid_ref_UK = SH702230
Listing = Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Translation = the cairn
Language = Welsh
Pronunciation = ə garn

Y Garn is a mountain in the southern Snowdonia, Wales, north of Dolgellau. It is an outlier of the Rhinogydd range, rising above the Coed-y-Brenin forest and the Rhaeadr Du waterfalls. An abandoned gold mine lies on its eastern slopes.


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