The Carneddau are a group of mountain

Mountain

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s in Snowdonia

Snowdonia

Snowdonia is a region in north Wales and a national park of in area. It was the first to be designated of the three National Parks in Wales, in 1951.-Name and extent:...

, Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

. It includes the largest contiguous areas of high ground (over 2,500 or 3000 feet (914.4 m) high) in Wales and England

England and Wales

England and Wales is a jurisdiction within the United Kingdom. It consists of England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom...

, as well as six or seven of the highest peaks in the country—the Fourteen Peaks

Welsh 3000s

This is a list of what are known as the Welsh 3000s, i.e. those 15 mountains in Wales which have a height of 3000 ft or more. Geographically they fall within three ranges, all sufficiently close to make it possible to reach all 15 summits within 24 hours, a challenge known as the Welsh 3000s...

. The range also encloses a number of lakes such as Llyn Cowlyd

Llyn Cowlyd

Llyn Cowlyd is the deepest lake in North Wales. It lies in the Snowdonia National Park on the edge of the Carneddau range of mountains, at a height of above sea level. The lake is long and narrow, measuring nearly long and about a third of a mile wide, and covers an area of...

 and Llyn Eigiau

Llyn Eigiau

Llyn Eigiau is a lake on the edge of the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales.The name Eigiau is thought to refer to the shoals of fish which once lived here. Early maps refer to it as Llynyga...

, and the Aber Falls

Aber Falls

Aber Falls is a waterfall located about two miles south of the village of Abergwyngregyn, Gwynedd, Wales....

 waterfalls. It is delimited by the Irish Sea

Irish Sea

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 to the north, the Conwy valley

River Conwy

The River Conwy is a river in north Wales. From its source to its discharge in Conwy Bay it is a little over long. "Conwy" is sometimes Anglicized as "Conway."...

 to the east, and by the A5 road from Betws-y-Coed

Betws-y-Coed

Betws-y-Coed is a village and community in the Conwy valley in Conwy County Borough, Wales. It has a population of 534. The name Betws or Bettws is generally thought to be derived from the Anglo-Saxon Old English 'bed-hus' - i.e. a bead-house - a house of prayer, or oratory...

 to Bethesda to the south and west.

It was in a bog in the northern foothills of Bera Mawr

Bera Mawr

Bera Mawr is a summit in the Carneddau mountains in north Wales, height 794 metres. It and Bera Bach are together known as the Berau, or northern Carneddau. The summit is a large rock tor, characteristic of the western Carneddau...

 - at a place called Nanhysglain - where Prince Dafydd ap Gruffudd and his family were captured in June 1283. In October Dafydd was executed in Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury

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. This ended the 700 year rule of Gwynedd by the family descended from Cunedda Wledig.

The peaks in the central Carnedd ridge are:

• Pen yr Ole Wen
  Pen yr Ole Wen
  Pen yr Ole Wen is the seventh highest mountain in Snowdonia and in Wales. It is the most southerly of the Carneddau range.The mountain lies to the north of Idwal Cottage youth hostel on the A5 road, from where it has a pyramidal appearance. It may be climbed from the hostel by a path that leads...
  
   (978 m)
• Carnedd Dafydd
  Carnedd Dafydd
  Carnedd Dafydd is a mountain peak in the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, North Wales, and is the third highest peak in Wales, or the fourth if Crib y Ddysgl on the Snowdon ridge is counted. Situated south-west of Carnedd Llewelyn and north of Pen yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Dafydd is on the main ridge of...
  
   (1044 m)
• Carnedd Llewelyn
  Carnedd Llewelyn
  Carnedd Llewelyn, usually spelt Carnedd Llywelyn in Welsh, is a mountain massif in the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, north-west Wales...
  
   (1064 m)
• Yr Elen
  Yr Elen
  Yr Elen is a mountain in the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, Wales. It is the ninth highest mountain in Snowdonia. The average annual temperature of the peak is around 4 celsius...
  
   (962 m)
• Foel Grach
  Foel Grach
  Foel Grach is a mountain in the Carneddau range, is the eighth highest summit in Snowdonia as well as Wales, and therefore included the Welsh 3000s....
  
   (976 m)
• Garnedd Uchaf
  Garnedd Uchaf
  Garnedd Uchaf is a minor summit of the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, Wales, and included in the Welsh 3000s. From the summit, distant views to the north can extend as far away towards Ireland and the Isle of Man, whereas to the South, views can extend as far South towards the Berwyn Ranges.It...
  
   (926 m)
• Foel-fras
  Foel-fras
  Foel-fras is a mountain in the Carneddau range, about 10 km east of Bethesda in North Wales. It lies on the border between the counties of Gwynedd and Conwy...
  
   (942 m)

In September 2009 the peak referred to as Garnedd Uchaf was renamed Carnedd Gwenllian following a campaign by the Gwenllian Society to honour Princess Gwenllian, the daughter of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales.

The Carneddau range is home to the UK's only population of wild horses.

List of summits

Peak	Elevation Elevation The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....	Grid reference	Status Hill lists in the British Isles The mountains and hills of Great Britain, and to a lesser extent Ireland, are the subject of a considerable number of lists that categorise them by height, topographic prominence, or other criteria. They are commonly used as a basis for peak bagging, whereby hillwalkers attempt to reach all the...
Carnedd Llewelyn Carnedd Llewelyn Carnedd Llewelyn, usually spelt Carnedd Llywelyn in Welsh, is a mountain massif in the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, north-west Wales...	1064		Nuttall, Hewitt, Marilyn
Pen Llithrig y Wrach Pen Llithrig y Wrach Pen Llithrig y Wrach is a mountain peak in Snowdonia, North Wales. It is one of the four Marilyns that make up the Carneddau range. To the east is Creigiau Gleision, another Marilyn, while to the west is Pen yr Helgi Du and Carnedd Llewelyn...	799		Nuttall, Hewitt, Marilyn
Creigiau Gleision Creigiau Gleision Creigiau Gleision is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, near Capel Curig. It is the easternmost of the high Carneddau and is separated from the others by Llyn Cowlyd. Directly across this reservoir from Creigiau Gleision is Pen Llithrig y Wrach...	678		Nuttall, Hewitt, Marilyn
Tal y Fan Tal y Fan Tal y Fan is an outlying peak of the Carneddau mountains in North Wales. It is one of the four Marilyns that make up the Carneddau, the others being Carnedd Llywelyn, Pen Llithrig y Wrach and Creigiau Gleision....	610		Nuttall, Hewitt, Marilyn
Carnedd Dafydd Carnedd Dafydd Carnedd Dafydd is a mountain peak in the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, North Wales, and is the third highest peak in Wales, or the fourth if Crib y Ddysgl on the Snowdon ridge is counted. Situated south-west of Carnedd Llewelyn and north of Pen yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Dafydd is on the main ridge of...	1044		Nuttall, Hewitt
Pen yr Ole Wen Pen yr Ole Wen Pen yr Ole Wen is the seventh highest mountain in Snowdonia and in Wales. It is the most southerly of the Carneddau range.The mountain lies to the north of Idwal Cottage youth hostel on the A5 road, from where it has a pyramidal appearance. It may be climbed from the hostel by a path that leads...	978		Nuttall, Hewitt
Foel Grach Foel Grach Foel Grach is a mountain in the Carneddau range, is the eighth highest summit in Snowdonia as well as Wales, and therefore included the Welsh 3000s....	976		Nuttall, Hewitt
Yr Elen Yr Elen Yr Elen is a mountain in the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, Wales. It is the ninth highest mountain in Snowdonia. The average annual temperature of the peak is around 4 celsius...	962		Nuttall, Hewitt
Foel-fras Foel-fras Foel-fras is a mountain in the Carneddau range, about 10 km east of Bethesda in North Wales. It lies on the border between the counties of Gwynedd and Conwy...	942		Nuttall, Hewitt
Llwytmor Llwytmor Llwytmor is a satellite peak of Foel-fras, and forms a part of the Carneddau. The summit has cairns and a shelter. Good views of the Menai Strait, the Bera's and the Northern Carneddau. The area is often frequented by the Carneddau mountain pony. This peak is very unfrequented....	849		Nuttall, Hewitt
Pen yr Helgi Du Pen yr Helgi Du Pen yr Helgi Du is a mountain peak in the eastern part of the Carneddau in Snowdonia, North Wales.It lies on the south-eastern flanks of Carnedd Llewelyn, and is linked to Carnedd Llewelyn over the col of Bwlch Eryl Farchog, a knife-edge ridge over the cliffs of Craig Yr Ysfa.From here the walker...	833		Nuttall, Hewitt
Bera Mawr Bera Mawr Bera Mawr is a summit in the Carneddau mountains in north Wales, height 794 metres. It and Bera Bach are together known as the Berau, or northern Carneddau. The summit is a large rock tor, characteristic of the western Carneddau...	794		Nuttall, Hewitt
Drum Drum (Wales) Drum is a summit in the Carneddau mountains in north Wales, 2 km north-east of Foel-fras. It is 770 m high. It is also known as Carnedd Penyborth-Goch....	770		Nuttall, Hewitt
Drosgl Drosgl Drosgl is a summit of the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, Wales, and forms a part of the western Carneddau, also known as the Berau, meaning stacks or ricks.It lies on a ridge heading west from Garnedd Uchaf and Bera Mawr towards Bethesda...	758		Nuttall, Hewitt
Garnedd Uchaf Garnedd Uchaf Garnedd Uchaf is a minor summit of the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, Wales, and included in the Welsh 3000s. From the summit, distant views to the north can extend as far away towards Ireland and the Isle of Man, whereas to the South, views can extend as far South towards the Berwyn Ranges.It...	926		Nuttall, Hewitt
Creigiau Gleision North Top Creigiau Gleision North Top Creigiau Gleision North Top is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, near Capel Curig. It is a significant top on the Creigiau Gleision ridge, topping the north end of its crest. Views of Carnedd Llewelyn are better from this summit compared to the main Creigiau Gleision summit, due to less shielding...	634		Nuttall, Hewitt
Bera Bach Bera Bach Bera Bach is a summit, height 807 metres, in the Carneddau mountains in north Wales. It is part of a ridge leading west from Garnedd Uchaf. The summit is a rocky torr, characteristic of the northern Carneddau. Bera Mawr and Bera Bach are together knon as the Berau, meaning ricks or stacks. They...	807		Nuttall
Foel Meirch Foel Meirch Foel Meirch is a top of Carnedd Dafydd in the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, North Wales. It offers commanding views of Carnedd Llewelyn and Yr Elen, and the Ysgolion Duon Cliffs.-External links:*...	795		Nuttall
Craig Eigiau Craig Eigiau Craig Eigiau is a top of Foel Grach in the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, North Wales, Wales.It is located on a broad ridge extending eastwards from Foel Grach, leading to a large peaty palteau, Gledrfordd, which ends with the cliffs of Craig Eigiau. The summit consists of a large rocky outcrop...	735		Nuttall
Carnedd y Ddelw Carnedd y Ddelw Carnedd y Ddelw is a summit in the Carneddau mountains in north Wales, north-east of Foel-fras. It is the Nuttall top of Drum .Its eastern slopes are drained by the Afon Tafolog, a tributary of Afon Roe which flows through the village of Rowen before joining the River Conwy. It is also the final...	688		Nuttall
Gyrn Wigau Gyrn Wigau Gyrn Wigau is a summit of the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, Wales, and form a part of the western Carneddau commonly known as the Beras.It is a top of Drosgl.-External links:*...	643		Nuttall
Craiglwyn Craiglwyn Craiglwyn is a top of Creigiau Gleision in Snowdonia, Wales, near Capel Curig. It lies at the south end of the Creigiau Gleision ridge, and offers good views of Carnedd Dafydd, Pen yr Helgi Du, Pen Llithrig y Wrach, Gallt yr Ogof, Tryfan and Moel Siabod....	623		Nuttall
Pen y Castell Pen y Castell Pen y Castell is a summit in the Carneddau mountains in north Wales. It tops the east ridge of Drum . The summit consists of rocky outcrops amid a small boggy palteau. Views of the higher Carneddau ridge to the west, Craig Eigiau to the south, Tal y Fan to the north and the Conwy valley to the east...	623		Nuttall
Foel Lwyd	603
Moel Wnion	580
Moel Eilio Moel Eilio (Carneddau) Moel Eilio , is a hill in the eastern Carneddau of northern Wales. It looks very prominent on the approach from the north towards Llanrwst along the Conwy Valley....	546
Craig Wen	543
Foel Lûs	362
Grinllwm	287
Alltwen	255
Penmaenbach	245
Mynydd y Dref Mynydd y Dref Mynydd y Dref or Conwy Mountain is a hilly area to the west of the town of Conwy, in North Wales. To the north it overlooks the sea of Conwy Bay, and to the south lie the foothills of the Carneddau range of Mountains, of which it forms a part... / Conwy Mountain	244