Y Garn (Nantlle Ridge)

Y Garn
Y Garn
	Y Garn (left) and Mynydd Drws-y-Coed (right) from Mynydd Mawr
Highest point
Elevation	633 m (2,077 ft)
Prominence	21 m (69 ft)
Listing	sub Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
Language of name	Welsh
Geography
Location	Gwynedd, Wales
Parent range	Moel Hebog
Topo map	OS Landranger 115, OS Outdoor Leisure 17
Climbing
Easiest route	Walk

Y Garn is a top of Mynydd Drws-y-Coed in Snowdonia, north Wales and is the easterly end of the Nantlle Ridge.[1]

It has steep north facing cliffs, the summit area being the highest point on a broad rocky plateau. The summit plateau contains two large shelter cairns.[2]

References

Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.
Crocker, Chris; Graham Jackson. "Mountaineering & Rock Climbing in the UK: Y Garn". Database of British Hills. Mountain Days.net. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2008.

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[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] Crocker, Chris; Graham Jackson. "Mountaineering & Rock Climbing in the UK: Y Garn". Database of British Hills. Mountain Days.net. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2008.