Mynydd Graig Goch is the western end peak of 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....

, and is a subsidiary summit of Craig Cwm Silyn

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...

. It is also the most westerly 2000 ft peak in 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...

. For many years it was excluded from peak list due to the OS

Ordnance Survey

Ordnance Survey , an executive agency and non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom, is the national mapping agency for Great Britain, producing maps of Great Britain , and one of the world's largest producers of maps.The name reflects its creation together with...

 giving it an elevation of 609m. However, this all changed in 2008. After years of speculation a group of hill walkers carried out a detailed GPS survey of the peak, measuring the absolute height as 609.75 m (2000.49 ft).

Panorama and Topography

The summit is boulder strewn, crowned by several tors of rock, of which one is the true summit. The southern and western flanks comprise of large boulder fields. The north-east face has steep cliffs, that form the backwall of the glacial Cwm Dulyn. Cwm Dulyn's lake Llyn Cwm Dulyn contains a population of Arctic Char. Views from the summit are extensive, overseeing Lleyn and the coast. Garnedd Goch

Garnedd Goch

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....

, Mynydd Mawr

Mynydd Mawr

Mynydd Mawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, situated approximately 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...

, Moel Hebog

Moel Hebog

Moel Hebog is a mountain in Snowdonia, north Wales which dominates the view west from the village of Beddgelert...

 and Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) are all observable.