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Carreg y Foel-gron

Located in Ffestiniog, Gwynedd Coordinates: 52°58′03″ N 3°52′14″ W

Map showing the location of Carreg y Foel-gron Carreg y Foel-gron
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
501 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Llan Ffestiniog
4.2 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport80 km
MAN Manchester Airport115 km

About Carreg y Foel-gron

Carreg y Foel-gron is a mountain. Location: Ffestiniog, Gwynedd. Elevation: 501 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Y Garnedd and Craig y Garreg-lwyd.

Climate of Carreg y Foel-gron

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 166 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (166 mm)
Driest month
May (82 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 Carreg y Foel-gron
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°15°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)14810812990829193111124150166160

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Carreg y Foel-gron

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 80 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 74 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 80 kmnortheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 115 kmeast
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 134 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 74 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 77 kmnortheast
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 93 kmnortheast
  • Warrington Population: 172.3K 98 kmnortheast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 101 kmeast

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

Day trips from Carreg y Foel-gron

Within 100 km: 517 historic and cultural sites, 2,000 natural sites, 178 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km444 places

  • Ynys Tywyn Island 18 kmW
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 15 kmSW
  • Ynys Dol-lleian Island 16 kmW
  • Cei Ballast Island 18 kmW

25–60 km1,063 places

  • Anglesey Island 47 kmNW
  • Whistling Sands Beach 59 kmW
  • Traeth Penllech Beach 55 kmW
  • Porth Towyn Beach Beach 52 kmW

60–100 km1,188 places

  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 99 kmSW
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 64 kmNE
  • Formby Beach Beach 84 kmNE
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 89 kmNE

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