Allt-fawr

Allt-fawr
Allt Fawr from the Rhosydd quarry
Highest point
Elevation 698 m (2,290 ft)
Prominence 243 m (797 ft)
Parent peak Moelwyn Mawr
Listing Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Coordinates 53°00′27″N 3°58′02″W / 53.00762°N 3.96726°W / 53.00762; -3.96726Coordinates: 53°00′27″N 3°58′02″W / 53.00762°N 3.96726°W / 53.00762; -3.96726 
Naming
Translation big slope (Welsh)
Pronunciation Welsh: [ˈaɬt ˈvaur]
Geography
Allt-fawr
Parent range Snowdonia
OS grid SH681474
Topo map OS Landranger 115
Listed summits of Allt-fawr
NameGrid refHeightStatus
Cnicht689 m (2,260 ft)Hewitt, Nuttall
Moel Druman676 m (2,218 ft)Hewitt, Nuttall
Ysgafell Wen672 m (2,205 ft)Hewitt, Nuttall
Ysgafell Wen North Top669 m (2,195 ft)Hewitt, Nuttall
Moel Meirch609 m (1,998 ft)sub Hewitt

Allt-fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion group.

It is on the internal border of Snowdonia National Park, and overlooks the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, with its numerous slate quarries, as well as the Tanygrisiau reservoir and power station.[1] On the northern slope of Allt-fawr is the Oakeley Quarry, the world's largest underground slate mine. On the southern slope is the large Cwmorthin Quarry. These two mines are joined underneath the summit of Allt-fawr and the extensive chambering and adits are visible on the surface of the mountain where underground workings have collapsed.[2]

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.
  2. ↑ J.G. Isherwood (1980). Candles to Caplamps: the Story of Gloddfa Ganol. Gloddfa Ganol.


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