Tarrenhendre
3 classifications here — Marilyn, HuMP and Simm — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.
- Height
- 634 m · 2,080 ft
- Prominence
- 203 m
- Grid reference
- SH 68284 04156
- Coordinates
- 52.61912, -3.94713
- County / area
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Dolgellau to Machynlleth
- OS Landranger
- 135
- OS Explorer
- OL23W
- Summit feature
- cairn on peat hag
- Key col
- SH703046 (431 m)
About Tarrenhendre
Tarrenhendre lies in the southern part of Eryri, between Dolgellau and Machynlleth, and is counted among the Marilyns of the Cadair Idris group. At 634 m it also qualifies as a Hewitt, Nuttall and Simm. The Wikipedia intro says little more than this, so the entry stays brief.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Tarrenhendre (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 52.619, -3.947. 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).
Finding the summit
The recorded summit point is cairn on peat hag. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Record revised
- 10-Dec-12
- Drop measured from
- SH703046 · 431 m
Classification history: B&L gives GR of cairn SH683039.
Survey notes are field observations recorded in the Database of British & Irish Hills (v18.3, CC BY 4.0) by the hill-surveying community.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tarren y Gesail | 666.9 m | 3.2 km |
| Craig-y-llyn | 622 m | 8 km |
| Craig Cwm Amarch | 791.9 m | 8.4 km |
| Cadair Idris - Penygadair | 892.7 m | 9.3 km |
| Cyfrwy | 811 m | 9.4 km |
| Craig-las | 661 m | 9.4 km |