Yr Aran
4 classifications here — Trail 100, 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
- 747.2 m · 2,451 ft
- Prominence
- 238.4 m
- Grid reference
- SH 60440 51531
- Coordinates
- 53.04277, -4.08318
- County / area
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Snowdonia
- OS Landranger
- 115
- OS Explorer
- OL17W
- Summit feature
- rock by cairn
- Key col
- SH 6052 5214 (508.8 m)
About Yr Aran
Yr Aran sits on a ridge running south from Snowdon, so it is best understood as an outlier of the highest mountain in Wales rather than a separate massif. From the top the view takes in Snowdon's summit, Moel Hebog and the Nantlle Ridge.
With 747.2 m of height and 235 m of prominence, it qualifies as a Hewitt and a Nuttall. No paths to the summit appear on maps, though walkers commonly take it in as a detour from the Rhyd Ddu or Watkin approaches to Snowdon.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Yr Aran (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
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- Sunset
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- Daylight
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- Civil twilight ends
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Computed astronomically for 53.043, -4.083. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (747 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
small knoll 25m NE is 1.0m lower.
The recorded summit point is rock by cairn. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Leica NA730/Leica 530
- Record revised
- 03-Jun-24
- Drop measured from
- SH 6052 5214 · 508.8 m
Survey notes are field observations recorded in the Database of British & Irish Hills (v18.3, CC BY 4.0) by the hill-surveying community.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plas Gwynant Outdoor Education Centre | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 5 out of 5 | 2.8 km · E |
| Sygun Copper Mine | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 5 out of 5 | 2.9 km · S |
| Restaurant at Sygun Fawr Hotel | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 5 out of 5 | 2.9 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.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Y Lliwedd | 897.9 m | 2.6 km |
| Y Lliwedd East Top | 893.2 m | 2.6 km |
| Snowdon - Yr Wyddfa | 1085 m | 2.9 km |
| Lliwedd Bach | 819 m | 2.9 km |
| Crib y Ddysgl | 1065.3 m | 3.7 km |
| Crib Goch | 923 m | 4.2 km |