Gallt yr Ogof

Gallt yr Ogof is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales. It is a subsidiary top of Glyder Fawr, and is the most easterly point in the Glyderau mountain range, not including the hill Cefn y Capel.

Gallt yr Ogof
Gallt yr Ogof and Tryfan from Creigiau Gleision
Highest point
Elevation763 m (2,503 ft)[1]
Prominence42 m (138 ft)[1]
Parent peakGlyder Fawr
ListingHewitt, Nuttall
Coordinates53°06′26″N 3°57′46″W
Naming
Language of nameWelsh
Geography
Gallt yr Ogof
Conwy, Wales
OS gridSH685585
Topo mapOS Landranger 115

It is a sister peak to Y Foel Goch, which is located on the ridge heading west to Glyder Fach. As its name suggests there is a cave to be found on the cliffs on the precipitous eastern side of the peak.[2]

References

  1. "Gallt yr Ogof". hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  2. Nuttall, John; Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.


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