Yr Aran Explained

Yr Aran
Elevation M:747.2
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:235
Parent Peak:Snowdon
Listing:Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Translation:the peak
Language:Welsh
Pronunciation:pronounced as /cy/
Location:Gwynedd, Wales
Range:Snowdonia
Grid Ref Uk:SH604515
Topo:OS Landranger 115

Yr Aran is a mountain peak on a ridge radiating south from Snowdon, Wales' highest mountain, with views of the summit of Snowdon, Moel Hebog and the Nantlle Ridge. It has an elevation of and a prominence of .

Although no paths are marked on maps, the ascent can be made as a detour from the Rhyd Ddu path or the Watkin Path up Snowdon.[2]

External links

53.0425°N -4.0837°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yr Aran . hill-bagging.co.uk . Database of British and Irish Hills . 2 February 2024.
  2. Web site: 2017-11-13 . Walk up Yr Aran from Rhyd Ddu Walking In Eryri Snowdonia . 2024-10-25 . Walk up Yr Wyddfa Snowdon . en-GB.