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Mountain

Yr Aran

Located in Beddgelert, Gwynedd Coordinates: 53°02′34″ N 4°04′59″ W

Yr Aran
Geraint Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
747 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bethania
2.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport89 km
IOM Isle of Man Airport121 km

About Yr Aran

Yr Aran is a mountain. Location: Beddgelert, Gwynedd. Elevation: 747 m.

From Wikipedia

Yr Aran is a mountain peak on a ridge radiating south from Snowdon, Wales' highest mountain, with views of the summit of Snowdon, Moel Hebog and the Nantlle Ridge. It has an elevation of 747.2 m (2,451 ft) and a prominence of 235 m (771 ft). Although no paths are marked on maps, the ascent can be made as a detour from the Rhyd Ddu path or the Watkin Path up Snowdon.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
235 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Yr Aran

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 177 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
November (177 mm)
Driest month
May (88 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 Yr Aran
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°5°8°11°14°15°15°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)15711613996889497115131161177168

How to get to Yr Aran

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 89 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 81 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 89 kmeast
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 121 kmnorth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 125 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 81 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 84 kmnortheast
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 101 kmnortheast
  • Warrington Population: 172.3K 108 kmeast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 110 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Yr Aran

Within 100 km: 393 historic and cultural sites, 1,725 natural sites, 162 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km360 places

  • Ynys Tywyn Island 14 kmS
  • Llanddwyn Island Island 25 kmNW
  • Gored Gôch Island 20 kmN
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 14 kmS

25–60 km829 places

  • Anglesey Island 32 kmNW
  • Whistling Sands Beach 49 kmSW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 44 kmSW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 40 kmW

60–100 km1,091 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 71 kmNE
  • Formby Beach Beach 88 kmNE
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 93 kmNE
  • Hilbre Island Island 68 kmNE

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