Snowdon

Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) is a mountain in the Snowdonia National Park (Eyri) in North Wales. It has a height of 3,560 feet (1,085 metres), is the highest mountain in Wales and the second highest in Britain after Ben Nevis in Scotland. It is a designated nature reserve, but also one of the most popular mountains in the UK to climb, or walk up. Since 1896, people have also been able to reach the summit without too much effort by means of a narrow gauge railway (the Snowdon Mountain Railway) from Llanberis. There are several routes to walk to the summit, one of the most popular being from Llanberis. Amongst the various legends associated with the mounain is that the Welsh name, meaning ‘great tomb’ is derived from it being the resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur. Alongside Ben Nevis in Scotland and Scafell Pike in England, Snowdon is climbed as part of the National Three Peaks Challenge. NB Snowdon is a serious mountain and a dangerous place, even for the experienced, properly equipped, walker.