Creigiau Gleision North Top
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- Height
- 631.8 m · 2,073 ft
- Prominence
- 35.9 m
- Grid reference
- SH 73370 62251
- Coordinates
- 53.14230, -3.89466
- County / area
- Conwy
- Region
- Snowdonia
- OS Landranger
- 115
- OS Explorer
- OL17E
- Summit feature
- ground about 5m S of small cairn
- Key col
- SH 7324 6211 (595.9 m)
About Creigiau Gleision North Top
Creigiau Gleision North Top caps the northern end of the Creigiau Gleision ridge in Eryri, near Capel Curig, and is a significant top on that crest rather than a hill standing alone.
Carnedd Llewelyn is better seen from here than from the main Creigiau Gleision summit, because Pen Llithrig y Wrach obscures less of it. The top reaches nearly 632 m and is a Hewitt, Nuttall and Simm.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Creigiau Gleision North Top (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.
Access rights here
Conditional Right to roam: Right to roam only on mapped CRoW open access land.
Permission needed Wild camping: Permission needed everywhere.
General position for Wales — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. Full details: access rights in Wales ·check another location.
Daylight at this summit today
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Computed astronomically for 53.142, -3.895. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
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Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Reaching Creigiau Gleision North Top by train
3 National Rail stations sit within 8 km of the summit — close enough to make a car-free day of it. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.
| Station | From summit | Summit lies |
|---|---|---|
| North Llanrwst | 6.1 km | W of the station |
| Llanrwst | 6.7 km | W of the station |
| Dolgarrog | 6.9 km | SW of the station |
Each station page lists every hill in its reach, long-distance paths from the door and a live-times link — see all stations with hills in reach. Station positions from NaPTAN (OGL v3.0).
Get food nearby
3 places to eat or drink within 10 km of the summit, rated under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Scotland runs its own Food Hygiene Information Scheme, a pass/fail equivalent).
| Place | Type | Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn Tyrch Inn/Bryn at Capel | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 5 out of 5 | 4.5 km · S |
| Caffi Siabod | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 5 out of 5 | 4.5 km · S |
| The Fairy Falls Hotel | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 4 out of 5 | 4.8 km · E |
Classifications and ratings are the local authority's own and can be coarse — this is a lead, not a guarantee of opening hours or that food is served to non-residents. Follow a name through to the official rating page to check, and confirm before you rely on it.
Food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0). Distances and directions computed by OpenFell from the summit.
Which hill this one belongs to
Creigiau Gleision North Top is not counted as an independent hill in its own right. In prominence terms it belongs to Creigiau Gleision (676 m) — the nearest Marilyn you can reach from this summit without first dropping below its key col, 596 m.
Grouping is by prominence alone: a summit belongs to the nearest higher Marilyn it connects to without a deeper intervening col. Over a large massif that can gather hills no one would walk in a single day, and which few would describe as parts of the same mountain — it is a measure of independence, not a suggested route.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Creigiau Gleision | 675.9 m | 0.8 km |
| Craiglwyn | 621.9 m | 1.4 km |
| Pen Llithrig y Wrach | 798.6 m | 1.7 km |
| Craig Wen | 546.3 m | 2 km |
| Cefn Cyfarwydd | 501.7 m | 2 km |
| Pen yr Helgi Du | 832.6 m | 3.7 km |