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Pen Llithrig y Wrach

English/Welsh
Quick Facts
This is the height of the mountain above sea level. However, on the climb, it is the ascent that matters, i.e. the sum of all the uphill parts of the route.
Altitude
799 m (2621 ft)

This is the standard notation used on Ordnance Survey Landranger maps.

Each reference consists of two letters identifying a 100,000 metre square block then three digits defining the Easting and finally the three digits defining the Northing with reference to the South West corner of the block.

NN166712 is the grid reference for the summit of Ben Nevis. Where you are given the map number ( For Ben Nevis = 41) it is acceptable to omit the two initial letters e.g. 166712. (Instructions on how to read the references are given on the OS maps).

Grid Ref.
SH71626232
An indication of this mountains height rank within its class. Where two mountains share the same height they are ordered alphabetically.
Stature
n/a
The number of ascent routes currently available on Munromagic.
Routes
1
Mountain names are usually in Gaelic, the native language of the Scottish Highlands, or have been derived from the old Scots and Norse languages. We give the most commonly accepted meaning, but accept that some of these are disputed.
Meaning
Slippery head of the witch
 

The UK is covered by 204 Ordnance Survey Landranger 1:50,000 scale maps. Maps numbered 1 to 86 cover Scotland but for the highest mountains (Munros) only 23 maps are required. The name given roughly describes the area covered by the map.

OS Landranger Maps Required
  115   Snowdon & Caernarfon
 

A description of the characteristics of the mountain including any hazards of which you should be aware.

  Description
Pen Llithrig y Wrach (2500ft+) , in the Snowdonia National Park (Wales), is a relatively low and rounded hill overshadowed by its neighbours the Carneddau, hence it is less frequently visited.

Pen Llithrig y Wrach forms a single long and broad structure running NE to SW along the W side of Llyn Cowlyd Reservoir, above which its SE slopes rise steeply to culminate in crags with the summit close to their edge. Its lower NW slopes overlooking Cwm Eigiau are also craggy. From the summit a short broad ridge descends gently NW then turns W and down to Bwlch y Tri Marchog (c.615m), the col with Pen yr Helgi Du (833m) leading to Carnedd Llewelyn (3000ft+) .

Pen Llithrig y Wrach can be approached from Llyn Eigiau Reservoir to the N; or its southern end can be approached by a boggy track from Tal-y-waun farm in the Llugwy valley.

Hazards you may encounter on Pen Llithrig y Wrach include
 Crags near summit.
 
General Considerations
 Temperature decreases by 1degree C for every 100m of ascent.
 Wind usually increases with altitude.
 Visibility can change markedly with cloud level.
 River/Stream levels can increase markedly in one day.
A special thank you to David S Brown for his work on this and all of the England/Wales information.
Picture Gallery for Pen Llithrig y Wrach

Approaching Pen Llithrig y Wrach from the SW, via a cart-track which terminates in Cwm Tal-y-Braich at the most northerly point of a leat (aqueduct) which is seen as a thin horizontal line.

© David S Brown
Image by David S Brown

Pen Llithrig y Wrach seen from the ascent track up Pen yr Helgi Du.

© David S Brown
Image by David S Brown

The top 100 feet of the ascent of Pen Llithrig y Wrach from the South, where a faint track at last appears after a trackless ascent over tussocky marsh, bilberries, bracken and heather.

© David S Brown
Image by David S Brown

The south side of Pen Llithrig y Wrach, seen from Moel Siabod.

© David S Brown
Image by David S Brown
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Snowdonia
by MWIS (PDF format) 		Snowdonia
by Met Office 		Glyder Fawr
by Metcheck
Pen Llithrig y Wrach Area Map
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The summary information of one or more ascent routes that include Pen Llithrig y Wrach.

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  Routes that include Pen Llithrig y Wrach
  Ascent Distance Time Including... Description Rating
1 420 m 9.35 km 3 hrs Pen Llithrig y Wrach  A slightly longer but more interesting approach to this mountain than the usual trek across bog from the south. This walk could be extended over Pen yr Helgi Du to Carnedd Llewelyn, returning to the car park down a road from Melynllyn reservoir. Not Yet Rated 
 

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Me on the small summit cairn on Pen Llithrig y Wrach: about 12 noon, 4th June 2010.

© David S Brown
Image by David S Brown
 
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