Y Drum

North Wales · Wales

78th highest of 144 in North Wales · 4.2 km from Cynwyd

About Y Drum

Y Drum is a 579 m (1,900 ft) peak in North Wales, rising 30 m above the col that joins it to higher ground. It counts towards one hill list: Deweys.

Y Drum is the 78th highest of the 144 summits Atlas lists in North Wales, and the joint 125th by prominence. The nearest village is Cynwyd, 4.2 km to the north-west.

The nearest other summit is Moel yr Henfaes (584 m), 0.9 km to the north-west.

Key facts

Height

579 m 1,900 ft

Prominence

30 m

Region

North Wales Wales

Nearest summit

Moel yr Henfaes 0.9 km NW · 584 m

Height rank

78th of 144 Summits in North Wales

Nearest village

Cynwyd 4.2 km NW

Hill lists

1 Deweys

Plan a walk

• Car park near Cynwyd - 4.2 km north-west of the summit, as the crow flies

Nearest car park in a straight line, not a route. Places from OS Open Names, car parks © OpenStreetMap contributors. Credits.

Grid reference

SJ 082 378

Coordinates

52.93059, -3.36646

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On one hill list

• Deweys - Joint 72nd 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 Y Drum

• Moel yr Henfaes - 584 m · 0.9 km NW
• Cefn Dylif [Pen Bwlch Llandrillo Top] - 619 m · 1.2 km SE
• Cefn Perfedd [Pen y Lladron] - 601 m · 1.8 km E
• Moel Tŷ Uchaf Stone Circle - Stone circle · 2.7 km W
• Bryn-llus - 548 m · 3 km N
• Cerrig Coediog - 592 m · 3.1 km E
• Cadair Bronwen - 783 m · 3.3 km S
• Moel Fferna - 630 m · 3.9 km NE
• Craig Berwyn (boundary) - 790 m · 4.3 km S

Summits, landmarks and trails nearest first.