Y Garn
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
- 629 m · 2,064 ft
- Prominence
- 317 m
- Grid reference
- SH 70276 23029
- Coordinates
- 52.78917, -3.92517
- County / area
- Gwynedd
- OS Landranger
- 124
- OS Explorer
- OL18W
- Summit feature
- cairn
- Key col
- SH 6805 2429 (312.2 m)
About Y Garn
Y Garn stands north of Dolgellau in southern Eryri as an outlier of the Rhinogydd, rising above Coed-y-Brenin forest and the Rhaeadr Du waterfalls.
An abandoned gold mine lies on the eastern slopes. From the 629 m summit, Diffwys at 750 m is visible to the north. The hill is a Hewitt, Nuttall and Marilyn.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Y Garn (Rhinogydd) (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
- Sunrise
- —
- Sunset
- —
- Daylight
- —
- Civil twilight ends
- —
Computed astronomically for 52.789, -3.925. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (629 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyn Y Groes Hotel | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 3 out of 5 | 2.5 km · E |
| Mawddach Pizza Napoletana | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 5 out of 5 | 3.7 km · S |
| Penmaenuchaf Hotel | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 5 out of 5 | 4.6 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.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Diffwys | 750.4 m | 4.2 km |
| Crib-y-rhiw | 681.2 m | 4.3 km |
| Y Llethr | 756 m | 5 km |
| Diffwys West Top | 643.1 m | 5.4 km |
| Rhinog Fach | 711.6 m | 5.5 km |
| Craig y Grut | 589 m | 7.4 km |