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A quick guide to the highest mountains in Wales, from the dizzying summits of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) and Carnedd Llewelyn to the iconic tops of Tryfan, Crib Goch and Glyder Fach. <\/p>

By <\/p>

Published: Friday, 19 July 2024 at 10:52 AM<\/p>

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Wales is a nation of great hills and mountains, each peak with its own unique character and story. These summits have long been a source of inspiration for poets and adventurers alike, with ancient myths and legends only adding to their mystique.<\/strong><\/p>

Yet despite the many lyrical approaches used to describe these mountains<\/a>, there’s one metric that fascinates landscape-lovers like no other \u2013 and that’s height. <\/p>

So, what are the highest mountains in Wales? Here, we reveal the top 15.<\/p>

All these mountains are located in Eryri<\/a> (Snowdonia). The tallest Welsh mountain outside the region is Pen y Fan<\/a> (886m) in Bannau Brycheiniog<\/a> (Brecon Beacons), which comes in 20th place.<\/p>

Valley view: you don’t need to climb to the summit Tryfan, the 15th highest peak in Wales, to experience mountain bliss. Credit: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Highest mountains in Wales<\/h2>
1. Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon)<\/h3>
Height: 1085m (3560ft)<\/p>
Mountain range: Mynyddoedd Yr (Snowdon Massif)<\/p>
Yr Wyddfa<\/a>, or Snowdon, is the best known Welsh mountain and famously the easiest to \u2018climb\u2019 since a railway runs right to the summit from Llanberis<\/a>.<\/p>
Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) \u2013 the highest mountain in Wales. Credit: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>
2. Garnedd Ugain<\/h3>
Height: 1065m (3494ft)<\/p>
Mountain range: Mynyddoedd Yr<\/p>
Though its name may be unfamiliar to all but keen mountain folk, the Welsh K2 is almost as tall as its much more renowned sibling (and\u00a0much<\/em>\u00a0less crowded).<\/p>
$\"Garnedd$ Looking along Crib Goch to Garnedd Ugain. Credit: Hansjoerg Lipp, Geograph<\/figcaption><\/figure>
3. Carnedd Llewelyn<\/h3>
Height: 1064m (3491ft)<\/p>
Mountain range: Carneddau<\/p>
Far from the nearest road, the highest peak in the Carneddau range has long been eulogised in verse, the earliest known written by Rhys Goch Eryri around 1400.<\/p>
$\"Carnedd$
A hillwalker edges close to the mountaintop of Carnedd Llewelyn. Credit: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>
4. Carnedd Dafydd<\/h3>
Height: 1044m (3425ft)<\/p>
Mountain range: Carneddau<\/p>
Linked to Carnedd Llewelyn by a breathtaking ridge on the Cambrian Way, \u2019David\u2019s Cairn\u2019 is named after a prince of Wales executed by Edward I.<\/p>
$\"Carnedd$
View from Carnedd Dafydd, looking towards Foel-goch (centre) and Elidir Fawr (right). Credit: Colin Park, Geograph<\/figcaption><\/figure>
5. Glyder Fawr<\/h3>
Height: 1001m (3281ft)<\/p>
Mountain range: Glyderau<\/p>
The highest of the Glyderau peaks is famed for its summit views and can be climbed via a variety of walking and scrambling routes.<\/p>
$\"View$
Hiker on Tryfan looking towards Glyder Fawr and Llyn Bochlwyd. Credit: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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6. Glyder Fach<\/h3>
Height: 994m<\/p>
Mountain range: Glyderau<\/p>
Joined to Glyder Fawr by a rocky ridge above Cwm Cneifion (The Nameless Cwm), Glyder Fach<\/a> can also be reached from Tryfan via the testing Bristly Ridge.<\/p>
$\"Glyder$
Glyder Fach’s summit is remarkable for its rocky landscape and strange-looking rocks. Credit: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>
7. Pen yr Ole Wen<\/h3>
Height: 978m (3209ft)<\/p>
Mountain range: Carneddau<\/p>
A giant pyramid above Llyn Ogwen, and the most southerly Carneddau peak, Pen yr Ole Wen is exactly the same height as Scafell Pike<\/a>, England\u2019s highest mountain.\u00a0<\/p>
$\"Pen$
Pen yr Ole Wen, rising high above Llyn Ogwen. Credit: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>
8. Foel Grach<\/h3>
Height: 976m (3202ft)<\/p>
Mountain range: Carneddau<\/p>
Part of a spectacular broad ridge that has become a classic Eryri day-walk. When the weather permits, you can see the Isle of Man<\/a> from the summit.<\/p>
$\"Foel$
Moorlands beneath Foel Grach. Credit: Chris Andrews<\/figcaption><\/figure>
9. Yr Elen<\/h3>
Height: 962m (3156ft)<\/p>
Mountain range: Carneddau<\/p>
The end of a short spur poking out of the Carneddau ridge, Yr Elen makes for a breezy jaunt from the summit of Carnedd Llewelyn.<\/p>
$\"Yr$
Yr Elen is an outlier of Carnedd Lywellyn. Credit: Chris Andrews, Geograph<\/figcaption><\/figure>
10. Y Garn<\/h3>
Height: 947m (3107ft)<\/p>
Mountain range: Glyderau<\/p>
The site of a fatal avalanche in 2011, Y Garn (\u2018the cairn\u2019) rises alone above Llyn Idwal<\/a> and can be climbed from Ogwen Cottage.\u00a0<\/p>
$\"Y$
View from Y Garn summit onto Nantlle Ridge. Credit: Rude Health, Geograph<\/figcaption><\/figure>
11. Foel-fras<\/h3>
Height: 942m (3091ft)<\/p>
Mountain range: Carneddau<\/p>
Often the final peak reached by fit and plucky individuals attempting the Welsh 3000s Challenge: walking over every Welsh mountain summit above 3000ft within 24 hours.<\/p>
$\"Foel-fras$
View of Foel-fras from Foel Grach. Credit: Chris Andrews, Geograph<\/figcaption><\/figure>
12. Carnedd Gwenllian<\/h3>
Height: 926m (3038ft)<\/p>
Mountain range: Carneddau<\/p>
Offering views of Ireland and the Berwyn mountains (on clear days), Carnedd Gwenllian was renamed in 2009 after a princess held prisoner virtually her entire life.<\/p>
$\"Carnedd$
The summit of Carnedd Gwenllian with view to Yr Elen. Credit: Colin Park, Geograph<\/figcaption><\/figure>
13. Elidir Fawr<\/h3>
Height: 924m (3031ft)<\/p>
mountain range: Glyderau<\/p>
The northernmost outpost of the Glyderau hosts the Dinorwig pump-storage power station and bears the scars of the former Dinorwic slate quarries on its western flank.<\/p>
$\"Elidir$
Elidir Fawr is the northernmost peak in the Glyderau. Credit: Rude Health<\/figcaption><\/figure>
14. Crib Goch<\/h3>
Height: 923m (3028ft)<\/p>
Mountain range: Mynyddoedd Yr<\/p>
Meaning \u2018Red Ridge\u2019, Crib Goch is a knife-edged ar\u00eate \u2013 the summit can reached by scrambling in summer but only by mountaineering in winter.<\/p>
$\"Crib$
Crib Goch is a ‘knife-edge’ ridge and should only be attempted by experiences hillwalkers and scramblers. Credit: Hansjoerg Lipp, Geograph<\/figcaption><\/figure>
15. Tryfan<\/h3>
Height: 917m (3010ft)<\/p>
Mountain range: Glyderau<\/p>
Rising out of the landscape like some spiny hump-backed dinosaur, Tryfan<\/a>\u2019s summit can only be reached by rock climbers or those prepared to scramble.<\/p>
$\"Tryfan$
An ascent of Tryfan includes a Grade 1 scramble and more than 600m of climbing. Credit: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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