Manod Mawr

Manod Mawr
Manod Mawr North Top and Manod Mawr from Moel Penamnen
Elevation	661 m (2,169 ft)
Prominence	266 m (873 ft)
Parent peak	Arenig Fach
Listing	Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Translation	great snowdrift (Welsh)
Pronunciation	Welsh: [ˈmanɔd ˈmaur]
Location
Location	Gwynedd,  Wales
Range	Moelwynion
Topo map	OS Landranger 124
OS grid	SH723446

Listed summits of Manod Mawr
Name	Grid ref	Height	Status
Manod Mawr North Top		658 m (2,159 ft)	Hewitt, Nuttall
Moel Penamnen		623 m (2,044 ft)	Hewitt, Nuttall

Manod Mawr is a mountain in North Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion.

Although known as a mountain in the eastern Moelwyns, it and its sister peaks are sometimes known as the Ffestiniog hills.

Manod Mawr is a mountain which has been extensively quarried. The recently closed Graig Ddu quarry is to be found on the 600m contour, in the hollow between Manod Mawr's summit and Manod Mawr North Top. Manod Mawr's summit is in the exclusion zone of the Snowdonia National Park around Blaenau Ffestiniog, while Manod Mawr North Top's summit only just misses out on the national park's protection. There were fears the quarry would eventually remove the North Top.^[1]

References

1. ^ 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 Manod Mawr and surrounding area

Coordinates: 52°59′01″N 3°54′13″W / 52.98348°N 3.90360°W / 52.98348; -3.90360