Mynydd Mawr (Welsh for 'big mountain') is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) west of Snowdon itself, overlooking Llyn Cwellyn and being the northern outlier of the Moel Hebog group. A popular ascent starts from Rhyd Ddu. On its western flank are the remains of ancient settlements and field systems. The profile of Mynydd Mawr from the north is often thought to resemble an elephant lying down, and consequently the mountain is often colloquially also called "Yr Eliffant" ('The Elephant'), or "Elephant Mountain" by non-Welsh speakers.[1]
Mynydd Mawr from the north, showing the 'elephant's' head and back
The summit offers extensive views, on a clear day to the west, the views extend to the Llŷn Peninsula and Caernarfon Bay, from the north-west includes Anglesey. To the north lies Moel Eilio and to the east is Moel Hebog and Snowdon. On exceptionally clear days, the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland can be seen westwards across the 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 of England & Wales – Volume 1: Wales (2nd ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.
MynyddMawr (Welsh for 'big mountain') is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) west of Snowdon itself, overlooking Llyn Cwellyn...
railway. For the historical railway, see Llanelly and MynyddMawr Railway. The Llanelli and MynyddMawr Railway is a heritage railway whose stated aims are...
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east, the Moelwynion to the south, Moel Hebog, the Nantlle Ridge and MynyddMawr to the west, and by flatter land leading down to Caernarfon and the Menai...
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were utilised by the Llanelly and MynyddMawr Railway, opened in 1881. Price, M.R.C. (1992). The Llanelly & MynyddMawr Railway. Oxford: Oakwood Press....
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which was also in Denbighshire, and the remote rural parish of Llanarmon MynyddMawr, around 5 miles to the south on the high slopes of the Tanat Valley....
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Mynydd Mawr with Cwellyn
Mynydd Mawr and the Glyderau
Mynydd Mawr from Cwellyn
