Wales
Moel Llechwedd
817M
2680FT
About Moel Llechwedd
Rising as a high, grassy shoulder within the rugged Arenig range, this summit offers a remote and quieter alternative to its more famous neighbours. Reaching over 800 metres, the terrain is characterized by wild peat hags and sweeping moorland, providing an expansive sense of solitude amidst the Welsh uplands.
Key Statistics
Rank
37th Highest in Wales
Parent Range
Snowdonia
Prominence
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5m
Nearest Town
Gwynedd
Geology
You are walking across ancient layers of compressed volcanic ash. These belong to the Aran Fawddwy and Benglog volcanic formations.
Classifications
Find It
Latitude
52.9194°N
Longitude
3.7431°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is derived from the Welsh 'Moel', meaning a bald or rounded hill, and 'Llechwedd', which translates as a hillside or slope, describing the broad, unwooded incline leading to the summit.
- •It serves as a silent sentinel to its more prominent neighbour, Arenig Fawr, providing hikers with a much clearer view of that mountain's dramatic, rocky eastern architecture than you get from its own slopes.
- •The hill overlooks the vast Migneint moorland, a site of international ecological importance as one of the largest areas of blanket bog in Wales.
- •From the summit, the view extends eastwards over the deep blue waters of Llyn Celyn towards the long, rolling skyline of the Berwyn mountains.