Moel Wnion
Snowdonia · Wales
143rd highest of 207 in Snowdonia · 2.9 km from Llanllechid
About Moel Wnion
Moel Wnion is a 580 m (1,903 ft) peak in Snowdonia, rising 104 m above the col that joins it to higher ground. It lies within the Snowdonia region. It counts towards one hill list: Deweys.
Moel Wnion is the 143rd highest of the 207 summits Atlas lists in Snowdonia, and the 66th by prominence. The nearest village is Llanllechid, 2.9 km to the south-west.
The summit carries an Ordnance Survey trig pillar: second-order pillar, 580 m (OS station SH57S011). Atlas collects the pillar separately from the summit.
The nearest other summit is Gyrn (541 m), 0.9 km to the south.
Key facts
- Height
- 580 m 1,903 ft
- Prominence
- 104 m
- Region
- Snowdonia Wales
- Nearest summit
- Gyrn 0.9 km S · 541 m
- Height rank
- 143rd of 207 Summits in Snowdonia
- Nearest village
- Llanllechid 2.9 km SW
- Trig pillar
- Second-order pillar, 580 m OS station SH57S011
- Hill lists
- 1 Deweys
Plan a walk
- Car park near Abergwyngregyn - 2.7 km north-east of the summit, as the crow flies
- Llanfairfechan station - 6.2 km north-east of the summit, as the crow flies
Mountain forecast for Eryri / Snowdonia: Met Office · MWIS
Nearest station and car park in a straight line, not a route. Places from OS Open Names, stations from NaPTAN, car parks © OpenStreetMap contributors. Credits.
- Grid reference
- SH 649 697
- Coordinates
- 53.20731, -4.02334
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On one hill list
- Deweys - Joint 70th of 425 by height. Hills in England, Wales and the Isle of Man between 500 m and 2,000 ft (609.6 m) with at least 30 m of drop on every side.
Around Moel Wnion
- Gyrn - 541 m · 0.9 km S
- Y Rhaeadr Fawr - Waterfall · 1.9 km E
- Gyrn Wigau - 643 m · 2.2 km S
- Drosgl - 757 m · 2.2 km SE
- Bera Mawr - 794 m · 2.9 km SE
- Bera Bach - 807 m · 3 km SE
- Llwytmor - 847 m · 4 km E
- Foel-ganol - 536 m · 4.3 km NE
- Garnedd Uchaf [Carnedd Gwenllian] - 925 m · 4.7 km SE
- Foel Fras - Trig point · 4.9 km E
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