Mynydd Mawr

About Mynydd Mawr

Mynydd Mawr — 'big mountain' in Welsh — stands roughly 7 km west of Snowdon above Llyn Cwellyn, the northern outlier of the Moel Hebog group. Seen from the north its profile is often likened to a lying elephant, which has earned it the nickname Yr Eliffant, or Elephant Mountain.

Ancient settlement remains and field systems survive on the western flank. A popular ascent begins at Rhyd Ddu. From the top the view runs west to the Llŷn Peninsula and Caernarfon Bay, north-west to Anglesey, north to Moel Eilio and east to Moel Hebog and Snowdon; on exceptionally clear days the Wicklow Mountains show across the Irish Sea.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Mynydd Mawr (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.

Access rights here

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 53.069, -4.181. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Finding the summit

The recorded summit point is cairn N of windshelter. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Record revised

19-Oct-14

Drop measured from

SH561535 · 235 m

Classification history: col surveyed.

Survey notes are field observations recorded in the Database of British & Irish Hills (v18.3, CC BY 4.0) by the hill-surveying community.

Long-distance paths past this hill

One waymarked long-distance route runs within 2.5 km of the summit — useful if you are linking this hill into a longer walk, or want a made path for the approach.

Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.

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).

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.

Nearest listed peaks