Garnedd Goch
Encyclopedia
Garnedd Goch is a top of Craig Cwm Silyn
in Snowdonia
, north Wales
. It is one of the peaks that forms the Nantlle Ridge
. It is the third highest point.
The summit is strewn with rock debris and has a trig point
and a cairn
. The panorama includes the Nebo TV mast. The summit is also one of the few place from which the three castles of Cricieth, Harlech
and Caernarfon
can be seen.
Craig Cwm Silyn
Craig Cwm Silyn is a mountain in Snowdonia, north Wales which form the highest point on the celebrated Nantlle Ridge.The steep northern face is popular with climbers. To the west the Ridge continues over Garnedd Goch and ends at Mynydd Graig Goch...
in Snowdonia
Snowdonia
Snowdonia is a region in north Wales and a national park of in area. It was the first to be designated of the three National Parks in Wales, in 1951.-Name and extent:...
, north Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is one of the peaks that forms the Nantlle Ridge
Nantlle Ridge
The Nantlle Ridge is the name given to a small range of mountains in Snowdonia, north Wales which runs south-west from the village of Rhyd Ddu for a distance of about , ending above Talysarn and Nebo in the Nantlle Valley....
. It is the third highest point.
The summit is strewn with rock debris and has a trig point
Trig point
A triangulation station, also known as a triangulation pillar, trigonometrical station, trigonometrical point, trig station, trig beacon or trig point, and sometimes informally as a trig, is a fixed surveying station, used in geodetic surveying and other surveying projects in its vicinity...
and a cairn
Cairn
Cairn is a term used mainly in the English-speaking world for a man-made pile of stones. It comes from the or . Cairns are found all over the world in uplands, on moorland, on mountaintops, near waterways and on sea cliffs, and also in barren desert and tundra areas...
. The panorama includes the Nebo TV mast. The summit is also one of the few place from which the three castles of Cricieth, Harlech
Harlech
Harlech is a town and seaside resort in Gwynedd, within the historical boundaries of Merionethshire in northwest Wales. Lying on Tremadog Bay and within the Snowdonia National Park, it has a population of 1,952, of whom 59% speak Welsh...
and Caernarfon
Caernarfon
Caernarfon is a Royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,611. It lies along the A487 road, on the east banks of the Menai Straits, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is to the northeast, while Snowdonia fringes Caernarfon to the east and southeast...
can be seen.