Pen y Bigil, Llanddeiniolen — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Pen y Bigil

Pen y Bigil is a mountain. Location: Llanddeiniolen, Gwynedd. Elevation: 327 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (88 km). Nearby sights include Y Glyn and Llyn Padarn.

Photos of Pen y Bigil

Elidir Fawr Seraaron · CC BY-SA 4.0
Carnedd Ugain David Crocker · CC BY-SA 2.0
National Slate Museum Talsarnau Times · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Pen y Bigil

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 177 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: November (177 mm)
Driest month: May (88 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

10° 3°

14° 6°

16° 9°

18° 11°

15° 9°

12° 6°

9° 4°

7° 2°

Jan

157

Feb

116

Mar

139

Apr

96

May

88

Jun

94

Jul

97

Aug

115

Sep

131

Oct

161

Nov

177

Dec

168

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 y Bigil
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	10°	14°	16°	18°	18°	15°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	157	116	139	96	88	94	97	115	131	161	177	168

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pen y Bigil

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 88 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 80 km to the east.

Airports

Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 88 kmeast
Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 110 kmnorth
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 126 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 80 kmeast
Liverpool Population: 496.8K 83 kmeast
St Helens Population: 183.2K 99 kmeast
Blackpool Population: 145K 104 kmnortheast
Warrington Population: 172.3K 107 kmeast

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

Day trips from Pen y Bigil

Within 100 km: 337 historic and cultural sites, 1,532 natural sites, 160 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km326 places

Anglesey Island 21 kmNW
Ynys Tywyn Island 24 kmS
Puffin Island Island 21 kmN
Ynys Moelfre Island 25 kmN

25–60 km693 places

Whistling Sands Beach 52 kmSW
Traeth Penllech Beach 46 kmSW
Porth Towyn Beach Beach 42 kmSW
Traeth Lligwy Beach 26 kmN

60–100 km1,010 places

British Isles Island 96 kmN
Thurstaston Beach Beach 70 kmE
Formby Beach Beach 84 kmNE
Ainsdale Beach Beach 88 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Deiniolen Village, Llanddeiniolen
1.2 km N
Llanberis Village, Llanberis
2.1 km S
Gallt - y - foel Village, Llanddeiniolen
0.4 km NE
Fachwen Village, Llanddeiniolen
0.8 km W
Clwt - y - bont Village, Llanddeiniolen
1 km N
Dinorwic Village, Llanddeiniolen
1.1 km E

Pen y Bigil

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Y Glyn Island, Llanberis
1.1 km S
Llyn Padarn Lake, Wales
0.9 km S
Moel Rhiwen Mountain, Llanddeiniolen
2.3 km N
Elidir Fawr Mountain, Llanddeiniolen
3.7 km E
National Slate Museum Museum, Llanddeiniolen
2.1 km SE
Parc Drysgol Mountain, Llanddeiniolen
2.7 km NE
Y Ceiliog Mawr Mountain, Llanberis
2.9 km SE
Ceunant Mawr Waterfall Natural site, Llanberis
2.8 km S