Gau Graig

Gau Graig

The Gau Graig plateau from Mynydd Moel
Highest point
Elevation 684 m (2,244 ft)
Prominence 25 m (82 ft)
Parent peak Cadair Idris
Listing Deleted Hewitt, Nuttall
Geography
Location Gwynedd, Wales
Parent range Cadair Idris
OS grid SH744141
Topo map OS Landranger 124, Explorer OL23
Climbing
Easiest route Hike

Gau Graig is a subsidiary summit of Cadair Idris in the Snowdonia National Park, in Gwynedd, northwest Wales. It lies to the east of Mynydd Moel on a broad grassy plateau. It marks the eastern end of the Cadair Idris ridge.

The summit is marked by a cairn. To the north are Y Garn and Diffwys, to the west Rhobell Fawr and Aran Fawddwy and to the south are Waun-oer and Cribin Fawr.[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: 52°41′58″N 3°54′25″W / 52.699428°N 3.907032°W / 52.699428; -3.907032

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