Mountains & hills · North Wales
Y Garn
Also known as: Y Garn (Rhinogydd)
In or near Llanfachreth.
Y Garn — Named summit at 629 m.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Y Garn is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 629 m.". Coordinates: 52.7892°, -3.9252°.
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Heritage listing
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From Cadw under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Y Garn is a mountain in the southern Snowdonia, Wales, north of Dolgellau. It is an outlier of the Rhinogydd range, rising above the Coed-y-Brenin forest and the Rhaeadr Du waterfalls. An abandoned gold mine lies on its eastern slopes and Diffwys (750m) can be seen to the north from the summit.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.7892, -3.9252
- District
- Gwynedd
- Parish
- Ganllwyd
- Postcode
- LL40 2TN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Sources
- osm: n29749333 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Y Garn (Rhinogydd) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Y Garn - geograph.org.uk - 1099128.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Y Garn?
- Y Garn is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LL40 2TN), in the parish of Ganllwyd.
- What is Y Garn?
- Y Garn — Named summit at 629 m.
- How do I get to Y Garn?
- Drivers can use postcode LL40 2TN.
- Is Y Garn a listed building?
- Y Garn is officially recognised as II listed.
- Is Y Garn free to visit?
- Yes, Y Garn is free to enter.
- How do I get to Y Garn?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LL40 2TN. It sits within the Dwyfor Meirionnydd parliamentary constituency.