Moel Eilio

This article is about the mountain near Snowdon. For the hill in the Carneddau, see Moel Eilio (Carneddau).

Moel Eilio
Moel Eilio from the south
Elevation	726 m (2,382 ft)
Prominence	259 m (850 ft)
Parent peak	Snowdon
Listing	Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Translation	second hill (Welsh)
Pronunciation	Welsh: [mɔil eiliɔ]
Location
Location	Gwynedd,  Wales
Range	Snowdonia
Topo map	OS Landranger 115
OS grid	SH555577

Listed summits of Moel Eilio
Name	Grid ref	Height	Status
Foel Gron		629 m (2,064 ft)	Hewitt, Nuttall
Foel Goch (Eilio)		605 m (1,985 ft)	sub Hewitt

Moel Eilio is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, that is situated approximately 3 miles north-west of Snowdon itself. It has two subsidiary tops, Foel Gron and Foel Goch (Eilio). The average annual temperature of the mountain is around 6 degrees celsius. During the winter season, some significant accumulations of snowfall is known to take place on Moel Eilio, due to its relatively flat, grassy slopes.

A popular ascent starts from the at Llanberis, and climbs by way of Bwlch y Groes and then the north ridge of the hill.

Moel Eilio, Foel Gron, Foel Goch and Moel Cynghorion form a curved ridge tracking generally south-west towards Snowdon and can provide a less common route to ascend Snowdon..^[1][2][3]

References

1. ^ Marsh, Terry (1984). The Summits of Snowdonia (London: Robert Hale, 1984). ISBN 0 7090 1456 2.
2. ^ Marsh, Terry. The Mountains of Wales (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1985). ISBN 0 340 34827 5.
3. ^ Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.

External links

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

Coordinates: 53°05′49″N 4°09′34″W / 53.09688°N 4.15953°W / 53.09688; -4.15953