Gwaun y Llwyni is a subsidiary summit of Aran Fawddwy in southern Snowdonia, Wales. It forms a part of the Aran mountain range.

Gwaun y Llwyni
Gwaun y Llwyni and Glasgwm (behind) from Aran Fawddwy
Highest point
Elevation685 m (2,247 ft)
Prominence43 m (141 ft)
Parent peakAran Fawddwy
ListingHewitt, Nuttall
Naming
Language of nameWelsh
Geography
LocationGwynedd, Wales
Parent rangeSnowdonia
OS gridSH 85720 20484
Topo mapOS Landranger 124

The peak's southern face is very steep and forms one of the backwalls of Cwm Cywarch. The summit is grassy and is marked by a small cairn. Pen yr Allt Uchaf rises on the other side of Cwm Cywarch, Aran Fawddwy is to the north-east, Waun Camddwr to the north and Glasgwm to the west.[1]

References edit

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

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52°46′11″N 3°41′43″W / 52.76972°N 3.69528°W / 52.76972; -3.69528