Y Lliwedd
Y Lliwedd is a mountain, connected to Snowdon in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales. This view is from the summit of Mount Snowdon.
Its summit lies 2,946 ft (898 m) above sea level.
The eastern flanks are steep cliffs rising above the lakes of Glaslyn and Llyn Llydaw. Y Lliwedd is the most conspicuous of the peaks for those who approach Snowdon via the Miners' and Pyg tracks. Few that summit Snowdon continue over to Y Lliwedd as the challenge of Wales' highest peak is enough, leaving Y Lliwedd quiet and peaceful even when queues are forming at the summit of Snowdon.
Hikers and mountaineers often pass over Y Lliwedd when walking the Snowdon Horseshoe. The noted British climber George Mallory undertook many of his early climbs here. It was also the site of considerable training activity for the 1953 British Everest Expedition.
The north face of Y Lliwedd was explored in the late 19th century and in 1909 was the subject of the first British climbing guide, The climbs on Lliwedd by J. M. A. Thomson and A. W. Andrews.
Two subsidiary peaks of Y Lliwedd are listed as Nuttalls: Lliwedd Bach 2699 ft (818 m): SH628532 and Y Lliwedd East Peak 2947 ft (893 m): SH623532.
On the right and 7.5 km (4.6 miles) in the distance are the twin lakes of Llyn yr Adar and Llyn Llagi. Llyn yr Adar lays 195 m above Llyn Llagi and Llyn yr Adar drains into Llyn Llagi via a waterfall.
Llyn Llagi occupies a north-facing corrie in the central area of the Snowdonia. The lake lies at 380 m beneath a steep backwall and comprises a deep, almost circular basin (maximum depth 16.5 m) bordered by an extensive shallow (1 m deep) rim. The lake covers an area of 5.67ha and the primary inflow constitutes the outflow stream from Llyn yr Adar. The lake drains to the north-west to the Nanmor valley. The catchment (157 ha) consists primarily of Ordivician slates and shales of the Glanarfon series. The backwall is composed of a large doleritic intrusion with small intrusions of fine microgranites and volcanic tuff. The catchment soils are mainly stagnopodsols and gleys, interspersed with blanket peats. The vegetation is characterised by Calluna (heather), Molinia (purple moor-grass) and Eriophorum (cotton grass), and the catchment is grazed at a low intensity by sheep. The lake and much of the catchment lie within a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
Llyn Llagi is classified as having high acid deposition.
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Y Lliwedd
Y Lliwedd is a mountain, connected to Snowdon in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales. This view is from the summit of Mount Snowdon.
Its summit lies 2,946 ft (898 m) above sea level.
The eastern flanks are steep cliffs rising above the lakes of Glaslyn and Llyn Llydaw. Y Lliwedd is the most conspicuous of the peaks for those who approach Snowdon via the Miners' and Pyg tracks. Few that summit Snowdon continue over to Y Lliwedd as the challenge of Wales' highest peak is enough, leaving Y Lliwedd quiet and peaceful even when queues are forming at the summit of Snowdon.
Hikers and mountaineers often pass over Y Lliwedd when walking the Snowdon Horseshoe. The noted British climber George Mallory undertook many of his early climbs here. It was also the site of considerable training activity for the 1953 British Everest Expedition.
The north face of Y Lliwedd was explored in the late 19th century and in 1909 was the subject of the first British climbing guide, The climbs on Lliwedd by J. M. A. Thomson and A. W. Andrews.
Two subsidiary peaks of Y Lliwedd are listed as Nuttalls: Lliwedd Bach 2699 ft (818 m): SH628532 and Y Lliwedd East Peak 2947 ft (893 m): SH623532.
On the right and 7.5 km (4.6 miles) in the distance are the twin lakes of Llyn yr Adar and Llyn Llagi. Llyn yr Adar lays 195 m above Llyn Llagi and Llyn yr Adar drains into Llyn Llagi via a waterfall.
Llyn Llagi occupies a north-facing corrie in the central area of the Snowdonia. The lake lies at 380 m beneath a steep backwall and comprises a deep, almost circular basin (maximum depth 16.5 m) bordered by an extensive shallow (1 m deep) rim. The lake covers an area of 5.67ha and the primary inflow constitutes the outflow stream from Llyn yr Adar. The lake drains to the north-west to the Nanmor valley. The catchment (157 ha) consists primarily of Ordivician slates and shales of the Glanarfon series. The backwall is composed of a large doleritic intrusion with small intrusions of fine microgranites and volcanic tuff. The catchment soils are mainly stagnopodsols and gleys, interspersed with blanket peats. The vegetation is characterised by Calluna (heather), Molinia (purple moor-grass) and Eriophorum (cotton grass), and the catchment is grazed at a low intensity by sheep. The lake and much of the catchment lie within a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
Llyn Llagi is classified as having high acid deposition.
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