Moel y Gyrafolen
North Wales · Wales
101st highest of 144 in North Wales · 3.5 km from Trawsfynydd
About Moel y Gyrafolen
Moel y Gyrafolen is a 537 m (1,762 ft) peak in North Wales, rising 30 m above the col that joins it to higher ground. It counts towards one hill list: Deweys.
Moel y Gyrafolen is the 101st highest of the 144 summits Atlas lists in North Wales, and the joint 125th by prominence. The nearest village is Trawsfynydd, 3.5 km to the east.
The nearest other summit is Foel Penolau (614 m), 1.1 km to the south-west.
Key facts
- Height
- 537 m 1,762 ft
- Prominence
- 30 m
- Region
- North Wales Wales
- Nearest summit
- Foel Penolau 1.1 km SW · 614 m
- Height rank
- 101st of 144 Summits in North Wales
- Nearest village
- Trawsfynydd 3.5 km E
- Hill lists
- 1 Deweys
Plan a walk
- Car park near Gellilydan - 1.4 km north-east of the summit, as the crow flies
- Llandecwyn station - 6 km north-west of the summit, as the crow flies
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 672 352
- Coordinates
- 52.89860, -3.97550
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On one hill list
- Deweys - Joint 236th 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 y Gyrafolen
- Foel Penolau - 614 m · 1.1 km SW
- Moel Ysgyfarnogod - 623 m · 1.5 km SW
- Craig Ddrwg - 596 m · 2.6 km SW
- Clip - 595 m · 2.9 km SW
- Craig Wion - 566 m · 3.4 km S
- Moel Morwynion - 518 m · 4.7 km S
- Craig Llyn Du [Rhinog Fawr North Top] - 553 m · 6 km S
- Rhinog Fawr - 721 m · 6.5 km S
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