Foel Hafod-fynydd
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- Height
- 689 m · 2,260 ft
- Prominence
- 88 m
- Grid reference
- SH 87764 22719
- Coordinates
- 52.79031, -3.66586
- County / area
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Bala to Welshpool
- OS Landranger
- 124 125
- OS Explorer
- OL23E
- Summit feature
- no feature: grass with scattering of slate 15m NE of cairn
- Key col
- SH870226 (601 m)
About Foel Hafod-fynydd
Foel Hafod-fynydd is a subsidiary summit of Aran Fawddwy in southern Snowdonia, topping the east ridge of Erw y Ddafad-ddu. The bowl between it and Aran Fawddwy holds Creiglyn Dyfi.
The top is grassy with a few stones. Esgeiriau Gwynion lies north, Llechwedd Du east and Gwaun Lydan south.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Foel Hafod-fynydd (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 52.790, -3.666. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (689 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rheilffordd Llyn Tegid Railway | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 5 out of 5 | 7.2 km · N |
| Yr Eagles | Pub/bar/nightclub | 4 out of 5 | 7.6 km · N |
| The Buckley Arms Hotel | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 5 out of 5 | 8.9 km · S |
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
Foel Hafod-fynydd is not counted as an independent hill in its own right. In prominence terms it belongs to Aran Fawddwy (906 m) — the nearest Marilyn you can reach from this summit without first dropping below its key col, 601 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Erw y Ddafad-ddu | 872 m | 1.4 km |
| Aran Fawddwy | 905.6 m | 1.5 km |
| Esgeiriau Gwynion | 669.9 m | 1.5 km |
| Gwaun Lydan | 632 m | 1.5 km |
| Llechwedd Du | 613.4 m | 1.7 km |
| Aran Benllyn | 885 m | 1.9 km |