- Pen Llithrig y Wrach
Infobox Mountain
Name = Pen Llithrig y Wrach
Photo = Pen_Llithrig_y_wrach_from_Creigau_Gleison.jpg
Caption = Pen Llithrig y wrach seen acrossLlyn Cowlyd fromCreigiau Gleision
Location = Conwy, WAL
Range =Snowdonia
Elevation = 799 m (2,621 ft)
Prominence = 181 m
Parent peak =Carnedd Llewelyn
Topographic
OS "Landranger" 115
Grid_ref_UK = SH716623
Listing = Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Translation = slippery peak of the witch
Language = Welsh
Pronunciation = pɛn ɬɪθɾɪg ə wɾɑ:xPen Llithrig y Wrach is a
mountain peak inSnowdonia ,North Wales .It has one of the more colourful names of any British mountain, translating as "slippery peak of the witch", perhaps in reference to the
bog gy conditions underfoot.It is an outlier of the
Carneddau , the higher peaks of which can be reached from Pen Llithrig y Wrach viaPen yr Helgi Du . On its eastern side, the mountain slopes steeply down toLlyn Cowlyd .It may be climbed from the southern side, from
Capel Curig or the A5, or from the north-east, fromDolgarrog or Tal-y-bont in the Conwy valley.External links
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2797730 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Pen Llithrig Y Wrach and surrounding area]
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