Pen yr Allt Uchaf

Pen yr Allt Uchaf is a subsidiary summit of Aran Fawddwy in the south of the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. The summit is the highest point on a ridge branching off to the west of Aran Fawddwy's south ridge.

Pen yr Allt Uchaf
Aran Fawddwy from Pen yr Allt Uchaf
Highest point
Elevation620 m (2,030 ft)
Prominence49 m (161 ft)
Parent peakAran Fawddwy
ListingHewitt, Nuttall
Naming
English translationtop of the highest slope
Language of nameWelsh
Geography
LocationGwynedd, Wales
Parent rangeSnowdonia
OS gridSH862223
Topo mapOS Landranger 124

The summit is marked by a small cairn, and offers bird-eyes views of Cwm Cywarch. Close views of the steep south faces of Glasgwm, Gwaun y Llwyni and Aran Fawddwy are observed.[1]

References

  1. Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd ed.). Milnthorpe: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.

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