For other uses of the word Glyder or Glyders, see Glyder.
Mountain group in Wales
Glyderau
The Glyderau from the north-east, dominating the Llugwy/Ogwen gap through which the A5 road passes. From left to right: Glyder Fach, Tryfan, Y Garn and Foel Goch. Llyn Ogwen is in the distance centre-right.
From the Welsh word "Cludair", meaning a heap of stones
Geography
Country
Wales
Region
Snowdonia
The Glyderau (a Welsh plural form, also known in English as the Glyders) are a mountain group in Snowdonia, North Wales. The name derives from the highest peaks in the range, Glyder Fawr and Glyder Fach. According to Sir Ifor Williams, the word "Glyder" derives from the Welsh word "Cludair", meaning a heap of stones.
The Glyderau stretch from Mynydd Llandegai to Capel Curig, and include five of Wales' fourteen or fifteen summits over 3000 feet; these include Tryfan, considered one of the finest mountains in Wales and one of the few mountains on the British mainland requiring scrambling to reach the summit. The eastern half of the range in particular, including Glyder Fawr, Glyder Fach and Tryfan, is very popular with walkers and climbers.
Dinorwig Power Station, a hydroelectric pump-storage system, is located in a man-made cavern within Elidir Fawr. The slopes of the Glyderau also include the lake Llyn Idwal, and a number of classic climbing areas such as Rhiwiau Caws.
The Glyderau (a Welsh plural form, also known in English as the Glyders) are a mountain group in Snowdonia, North Wales. The name derives from the highest...
1,085 metres (3,560 ft) tall. These peaks are all part of the Snowdon, Glyderau, and Carneddau ranges in the north of the region. The shorter Moelwynion...
Geographically they fall within three ranges (the Snowdon Massif, the Glyderau, and the Carneddau), but close enough to make it possible to reach all...
Glyder Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, the highest peak in the Glyderau range at just over 1,000 metres. It is the fifth-highest mountain in Wales...
Snowdonia (Eryri) 5 Glyder Fawr 999 m (3,278 ft) Glyderau Snowdonia (Eryri) 6 Glyder Fach 994 m (3,261 ft) Glyderau Snowdonia (Eryri) 7 Pen yr Ole Wen 978 m (3...
a mountain in the Ogwen Valley, Snowdonia, Wales. It forms part of the Glyderau group, and is one of the most recognisable peaks in Britain, having a classic...
south-east to Llanberis, over Pen-y-Pass, between the mountain ranges of the Glyderau and the Snowdon massif. At the bottom of the pass is the small village...
is a mountain in Snowdonia, north Wales, the northernmost peak in the Glyderau. Its name means 'Big Elidir', named after a legendary warrior king of the...
Conwy County Borough. It lies in Cwm Bochlwyd, near Llyn Ogwen in the Glyderau mountain range. The name translates as "Lake of the Greycheek". According...
mountain in Snowdonia, north-west Wales, and is the second highest of the Glyderau and the sixth highest in Wales. Routes to the summit lead from Tryfan and...
Irish Sea from the summit. Mynydd Mawr with Cwellyn Mynydd Mawr and the Glyderau Mynydd Mawr from Cwellyn Nuttall, John; Nuttall, Anne (1999). The Mountains...
itself is a steep-sided glacial valley dropping to Bethesda between the Glyderau and the Carneddau. The valley starts in Cwm Idwal, carrying water from...
(the land owned by the National Trust, which covers the Carneddau and the Glyderau ranges). The remains of circular stone huts dating back to this time have...
The valley lies to the south of Bangor. It is bordered one side by the Glyderau mountain range and on the other by the Carneddau. The River Ogwen (Afon...
The route takes in the well-known high mountain ranges of Snowdon, the Glyderau and the Carneddau as well as the slightly less visited ranges of Moel Siabod...
between Beddgelert, Pen-y-Pass and Llanberis. It is surrounded by the Glyderau to the north-east, Moel Siabod to the east, the Moelwynion to the south...
Diadem Books. pp. 96–99. ISBN 0-906371-71-6. Gannon, Paul (2008). "The Glyderau and glaciation". Rock Trails Snowdonia: a Hillwalker's Guide to the Geology...
western flanks of Snowdon, and perhaps in Cwm Idwal in the neighbouring Glyderau. The population is thought to be genetically distinct, and the species...
A5 road between two mountain ranges of Snowdonia, the Carneddau and the Glyderau. Somewhat unusually, the county boundary at this point is drawn so that...
Cwm Idwal is a cirque (or corrie) in the Glyderau range of mountains in northern Snowdonia, the national park in the mountainous region of North Wales...
Snowdon Massif including Snowdon (centre right) taken from Mynydd Mawr. The Glyderau are visible in the distance The Llyn Brianne spillway spilling immediately...
furthered their mountaineering skills on the slopes of Snowdon and the Glyderau. Testing of the oxygen equipment took place at the Climbers Club Hut at...
Glyder may refer to the Glyderau, a range of mountains (some with the name Glyder) in north Wales. The name can also refer to: Glyder (electoral ward)...
the cairn or the rock and is the name of several hills in Wales. Y Garn (Glyderau), 947 meters in northern Snowdonia Y Garn (Nantlle Ridge), 633 meters in...
translation castle of the wind Language of name Welsh Geography Location Snowdonia, Wales Parent range Glyderau OS grid SH656583 Topo map OS Landranger 115...
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