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Pen Llithrig y Wrach

Located in Dolgarrog, Conwy Coordinates: 53°08′32″ N 3°55′15″ W

Pen Llithrig y Wrach
Terry Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
799 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Capel Curig
3.3 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport75 km
MAN Manchester Airport112 km

About Pen Llithrig y Wrach

Pen Llithrig y Wrach is a mountain. Location: Dolgarrog, Conwy. Elevation: 799 m.

From Wikipedia

Pen Llithrig y Wrach ('Slippery Head/Top of the Witch') is a mountain peak in Snowdonia, North Wales. It is one of the four Marilyns that make up the Carneddau range. To the east is Creigiau Gleision, another Marilyn, while to the west are Pen yr Helgi Du and Carnedd Llewelyn. Craig Eigiau and Llyn Eigiau can be seen to the north, while Gallt yr Ogof, Glyder Fach and Tryfan can be viewed to the south.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
180 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Pen Llithrig y Wrach

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 175 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
November (175 mm)
Driest month
May (87 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Pen Llithrig y Wrach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°7°11°13°15°15°12°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°5°7°7°5°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)15711613796879496115131159175169

How to get to Pen Llithrig y Wrach

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 75 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 67 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 75 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 112 kmeast
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 115 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 67 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 70 kmnortheast
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 86 kmnortheast
  • Warrington Population: 172.3K 94 kmeast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 95 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Pen Llithrig y Wrach

Within 100 km: 417 historic and cultural sites, 1,650 natural sites, 170 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km370 places

  • Puffin Island Island 21 kmN
  • Gored Gôch Island 19 kmNW
  • Ynys Dol-lleian Island 19 kmSW
  • Ynys Castell Island 18 kmNW

25–60 km819 places

  • Anglesey Island 32 kmNW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 58 kmSW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 55 kmSW
  • Traeth Lligwy Beach 33 kmNW

60–100 km1,048 places

  • British Isles Island 96 kmN
  • Whistling Sands Beach 64 kmSW
  • Formby Beach Beach 72 kmNE
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 77 kmNE

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