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Snowdon
Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales, and the highest British mountain south of the Scottish Highlands. Its summit is known as Yr Wyddfa (Old Welsh, probably "the grave/tomb"). The English name Snowdon comes from Saxon "Snow Dun", meaning "snow hill".

It is located in the Snowdonia National Park (welsh: Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri) in the county of Gwynedd. The whole park is very popular with tourists, especially for hiking, and Snowdon is understandably one of the greatest attractions. As the highest peak in Wales, Snowdon is one of three mountains climbed as part of the (National) Three Peaks Challenge.

The Snowdon range has six long ridges: these are steep and rocky to the north and east; shallower and grassy, but wild and remote to the south and west. There are many cwms formed by glaciation in the ice age, some filled with lakes. Subsidiary summits include Garnedd Ugain (1,065 m), the knife-edge summit of Crib Goch (923 m), Y Lliwedd (898 m) and Yr Aran (747 m).

For more information see: http://www.eryri-npa.co.uk/
 

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