Moel Tryfan

Moel Tryfan (429 m / 1407 ft) is a small mountain near the villages of Rhosgadfan, Y Fron and Betws Garmon, in northern Gwynedd. The higher and more famous peak of Tryfan above Dyffryn Ogwen has also sometimes been referred to as "Moel Tryfan" in the past.

Moel Tryfan
Highest point
Elevation429 m (1,407 ft)
Prominence103 m (338 ft)
ListingHuMP
Geography
LocationGwynedd, Wales
Parent rangeSnowdonia
OS gridSH515562

Moel Tryfan could be regarded as the westerly outlier of the larger Mynydd Mawr. The southern and eastern flanks of the mountain were heavily quarried in the past, particularly at Moel Tryfran Quarry and Cilgwyn quarry.


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