Gau Graig

Gau Graig
The Gau Graig plateau from Mynydd Moel
Highest point
Elevation684 m (2,244 ft)
Prominence25 m (82 ft)
Parent peakCadair Idris
ListingDeleted Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
Language of nameWelsh
Geography
Map
LocationGwynedd, Wales
Parent rangeCadair Idris
OS gridSH744141
Topo mapOS Landranger 124, Explorer OL23
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

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

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  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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52°41′58″N 3°54′25″W / 52.699428°N 3.907032°W / 52.699428; -3.907032