Llyn Cau with the summit of the mountain to the right
Highest point
Elevation
893 m (2,930 ft)
Prominence
608 m (1,995 ft)
Parent peak
Penygader
Isolation
17.8 km (11.1 mi)
Listing
Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
English translation
Chair of Idris
Language of name
Welsh
Pronunciation
Welsh:[ˈkadai̯rˈɪdrɪs]
Geography
Location
Gwynedd, Wales
Parent range
Snowdonia
OS grid
SH711130
Topo map
OS Landranger 124, Explorer OL23
Climbing
Easiest route
Hike
Cadair Idris or Cader Idris is a mountain in the Meirionnydd area of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies at the southern end of the Snowdonia National Park near the town of Dolgellau. The peak, which is one of the most popular in Wales for walkers and hikers,[1] is composed largely of Ordovician igneous rocks, with classic glacial erosion features such as cwms, moraines, striated rocks, and roches moutonnées.
^"Cadair Idris". SnowdoniaGuide.com. Retrieved 31 October 2006.
CadairIdris or Cader Idris is a mountain in the Meirionnydd area of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies at the southern end of the Snowdonia National Park near the...
Snowdonia, and in addition to the five ranges above includes the Rhinogydd, CadairIdris, and Aran ranges and the Dyfi Hills. It also includes most of the coast...
view from the summit on a clear day is extensive and includes Snowdon, CadairIdris, Brecon Beacons, Shropshire Hills, Peak District, Yorkshire Dales, Lake...
"Idris Arw" (Idris the Coarse). He was apparently so large that he could sit on the summit of CadairIdris and survey his whole kingdom. CadairIdris,...
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907 ft) above sea-level, it is also the highest British peak south of CadairIdris in Snowdonia. It is the highest point (county top) of the historic county...
south Wales, containing Pen y Fan, the highest British mountain south of CadairIdris in Snowdonia. A point of some discussion is whether the first element...
Gwynedd was created in 1974. Dolgellau is the main base for climbers of CadairIdris and Mynydd Moel which are visible from the town. Dolgellau is the second...
CadairIdris in the Snowdonia National Park, in Gwynedd, northwest Wales. It lies to the west of CadairIdris and is often climbed with CadairIdris by...
second highest summit of CadairIdris in the Snowdonia National Park, in Gwynedd, northwest Wales. It lies to the east of CadairIdris and is often climbed...
Cŵn Annwn. Similarly, Brenin Llwyd's association with CadairIdris may be connected with Idris the giant who is said to be king of the mountain. Other...
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source is the Tal-y-llyn Lake (Welsh: Llyn Mwyngil) just south of the CadairIdris massif and its mouth is in the Cardigan Bay area of the Irish Sea to...
Llyn y Tri Greyenyn was a small lake not far from CadairIdris in the old parish of Tal-y-llyn, Merionethshire (now Gwynedd) in north Wales. It was located...
thought it an eternity away - infinitesimally small, with the shadow of CadairIdris rising behind it to a height of almost three thousand feet above the...
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Gau Graig is a subsidiary summit of CadairIdris in the Snowdonia National Park, in Gwynedd, northwest Wales. It lies to the east of Mynydd Moel on a broad...
Geifr to the east, Erw y Ddafad-ddu to the south and Rhobell Fawr and CadairIdris to the west. North-east of the summit is a lake, Llyn Lliwbran. Crocker...
Tyrrau Mawr or Craig-las is a subsidiary summit of CadairIdris in the Snowdonia National Park, in Gwynedd, northwest Wales. It lies to the west of Cyfrwy...
mountain with views of higher peaks all around, including the north face of CadairIdris and distant Snowdon. The paths are not well trodden, but there is a distinct...
Fawddwy. It is one of the peaks in the Dyfi hills, a subgroup of the CadairIdris group. It is a top of Maesglase, connected to its parent peak by the...
North Wales. It is one of the Marilyns in the CadairIdris group. Lying to the south of CadairIdris, it and its neighbour Tarren y Gesail form the bulk...
is a mountain in Gwynedd, Wales. It is at the head of Cwm Amarch on CadairIdris in the Snowdonia National Park. It has an elevation of 7,919 m (25,981 ft)...
Britain to exceed an altitude of 900 metres. However, the mountain of CadairIdris 893 m (2,929 ft) to the south of Dolgellau was better known and hugely...