Highest Mountain in Wales: Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon)

The highest mountain in Wales is Yr Wyddfa (English: Mount Snowdon).

• Elevation: 1,085 metres (3,560 feet)
• Location: Snowdonia National Park (Eryri), Gwynedd, North Wales
• Status: Highest peak in England & Wales; highest in British Isles outside Scottish Highlands

Popular Routes

• Llanberis Path: Longest, gradual (old railway line).
• Pyg Track / Miners' Track: Scenic, from Pen-y-Pass.
• Watkin Path: Steepest, historic (Gladstone spoke here).
• Rhyd Ddu Path: Quieter, western approach.
• Snowdon Mountain Railway: Rack railway to summit cafe (since 1896).

Yr Wyddfa means "the tumulus/barrow" in Welsh—linked to legend of giant Rhitta Gawr buried under the summit cairn.