Gallt yr Ogof is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales. It is a subsidiary top of Glyder Fawr, and is the most easterly point in the Glyderau mountain range, not including the hill Cefn y Capel. Gallt yr Ogof is 763 metres high.[2]
| Gallt yr Ogof | |
|---|---|
 Gallt yr Ogof and Tryfan from Creigiau Gleision | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 763 m (2,503 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 42 m (138 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Glyder Fawr |
| Listing | Hewitt, Nuttall |
| Coordinates | 53°06′26″N 3°57′46″W / 53.1073°N 3.9629°W |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Welsh |
| Geography | |
  Gallt yr Ogof Conwy, Wales | |
| OS grid | SH685585 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 115 |
It is a sister peak to Y Foel Goch, which is located on the ridge heading west to Glyder Fach. As its name suggests there is a cave to be found on the cliffs on the precipitous eastern side of the peak.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Gallt yr Ogof". hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ "Gallt yr Ogof | Summit | Mud and Routes | Conwy, Glyderau, Highest Mountains and Hills in Wales, Highest Mountains in UK / Great Britain, Mountains and Hills in Snowdonia, North Wales". Mud and Routes. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ Nuttall, John; Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.
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