Foel Penolau
| Foel Penolau | |||
| Merionethshire | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Foel Penolau from the summit of Moel Ysgyfarnogod | |||
| Range: | Rhinogydd | ||
| Summit: | 2,014 ft SH661348 52°53’37"N, 3°59’28"E | ||
Foel Penolau is a top of Moel Ysgyfarnogod in the Rhinogydd range in Merionethshire, within the Snowdonia national Park. It is the northernmost summit of the Rhinogydd. Foel Penolau overlooks Llyn Trawsfynydd, and from the summit it is possible to see the towns of Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Long considered a mere subsidiary top of Moel Ysgyfarnogod, in 2018 two amateur surveyors determined that its relative height, based on the height of the top above the lowest point of the bwlch separating it from Moel Ysgyfarnogod, had increased doe to boulder movements, allowing Foel Penolau to be considered a mountain in its own right.[1]
The top is reputed to be one of the most rocky defended summits in Snowdonia, where hands must be used to attain the summit. The summit is on a large smooth slab of rock which is the surface of the outcrop which the top is made up of.[2]
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References
- ↑ 'Foel Penolau: How a Welsh hill became a mountain': BBC News, 5 December 2018
- ↑ Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.