Pen yr Helgi Du

Pen yr Helgi Du

Pen yr Helgi Du from the Craig yr Ysfa ridge
Highest point
Elevation 833 m (2,733 ft)
Prominence 85 m (279 ft)
Listing Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
Translation Peak of the black hunting-dog (Welsh)
Pronunciation Welsh: [ˈpɛn ɐr ˈhɛlɡi ˈdɨ]
Geography
Location Conwy, United Kingdom
Parent range Snowdonia
OS grid SH698630
Topo map OS Landranger 115

Pen yr Helgi Du (English: Head or Hill of the Black Hound) is a mountain peak in the eastern part of the Carneddau in Snowdonia, North Wales.

It lies on the south-eastern flanks of Carnedd Llewelyn, and is linked to Carnedd Llewelyn over the col of Bwlch Eryl Farchog, a knife-edge ridge over the cliffs of Craig Yr Ysfa.

From here the walker can drop down into Cwm Eigiau to the east or to the Ffynnon Llugwy reservoir to the south. Continuing over Pen yr Helgi Du to the east you will reach the even more beautifully named Pen Llithrig y Wrach (the slippery peak of the witch).[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.

Coordinates: 53°08′53″N 3°56′54″W / 53.14818°N 3.94826°W / 53.14818; -3.94826


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