Gau Graig
| Gau Graig | |
|---|---|
 The Gau Graig plateau from Mynydd Moel | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 684 m (2,244 ft) |
| Prominence | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Parent peak | Cadair Idris |
| Listing | Deleted Hewitt, Nuttall |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Welsh |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Gwynedd, Wales |
| Parent range | Cadair Idris |
| OS grid | SH744141 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 124, Explorer OL23 |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Gau Graig is a subsidiary summit of Cadair Idris in the Snowdonia National Park, in Gwynedd, northwest Wales. It lies to the east of Mynydd Moel on a broad grassy plateau. It marks the eastern end of the Cadair Idris ridge.
The summit is marked by a cairn. To the north are Y Garn and Diffwys, to the west Rhobell Fawr and Aran Fawddwy and to the south are Waun-oer and Cribin Fawr.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.
External links
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Media related to Gau Graig at Wikimedia Commons- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of and from Cadair Idris
