Waun-oer

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Waun-oer
Waunoer.JPG
Waun-oer from the southeast
Highest point
Elevation670 m (2,200 ft)
Prominence119 m (390 ft)
ListingHewitt, Nuttall, HuMP
Coordinates52°43′02″N 3°47′55″W / 52.7171°N 3.7985°W / 52.7171; -3.7985Coordinates: 52°43′02″N 3°47′55″W / 52.7171°N 3.7985°W / 52.7171; -3.7985
Naming
English translationCold Bog
Language of nameWelsh
Geography
LocationSnowdonia, Wales
Parent rangeCadair Idris
OS gridSH785147
Topo mapOS Explorer OL23

Waun-oer is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, situated approximately four miles to the south-west of Aran Fawddwy. It is one of the peaks in the Dyfi hills, a subgroup of the Cadair Idris group. It is a top of Maesglase and the summit consists of a trig point that crowns an uneven grassy plateau. It is connected to Cribin Fawr to the east and Mynydd Ceiswyn to the south. To the north lies Cadair Idris, while Tarren y Gesail lies to the west.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.

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