- Yr Aran
Infobox Mountain
Name = Yr Aran
Photo = Yr-aran.jpg
Caption = Yr Aran summit, seen looking along the east ridge
Elevation = 747 m (2,451 ft)
Location =Gwynedd , WAL
Range =Snowdonia
Prominence = "c." 235 m
Parent peak =Snowdon
Coordinates =
Topographic
OS "Landranger" 115
Easiest route =
Grid_ref_UK = SH604515
Listing = Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Translation = the heron (?)
Language = Welsh
Pronunciation = əɾ 'aranYr Aran is a
mountain peak on a ridge radiating south fromSnowdon ,Wales ' highestmountain , with beautiful views of the summit ofSnowdon ,Moel Hebog and theNantlle Ridge .Although no path is marked on maps, the ascent is easily made as a detour from the
Rhyd Ddu path or the Watkin Path upSnowdon .External links
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2797841 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Yr Aran and surrounding area]
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