Y Garn is a 947-metre (3,107 ft) Hewitt in Gwynedd, Wales. It lies in the Snowdonia area (The Glyders). Its prominence, the drop to the col before higher ground, is 236 m. The summit is marked by a cairn/shelter. It is also on the Marilyn, Furth, Simm, Nuttall and High Hill of Britain lists.
| Height | 947 m / 3,107 ft |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 236 m |
| Classifications | Marilyn, Furth, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, High Hill of Britain |
| Region | Snowdonia |
| County | Gwynedd |
| Country | Wales |
| OS grid reference | SH6308959569 |
| Latitude / longitude | 53.115691, -4.047079 |
| Summit feature | cairn/shelter |
Plan a walk up Y Garn
BaggedIt’s GPX route builder snaps a route to the real paths around Y Garn and works out distance, ascent and difficulty as you plot. Download the map pack for Snowdonia before you set off and it works with no signal. Record your track on the day, and logging the summit ticks it off your Hewitts list and your Nuttalls and Furths lists.
Plan Y Garn in BaggedIt
Free on iOS and Android. On your phone, open baggedit.net/get and it takes you to the right store.
Hills near Y Garn
Other listed hills within 4 km, for planning a multi-summit day.
| Hill | Height | List | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foel-goch | 831 m | Hewitt | 1.7 km |
| Glyder Fawr | 1,001 m | Hewitt | 2.0 km |
| Mynydd Perfedd | 813 m | Nuttall | 2.4 km |
| Elidir Fawr | 924 m | Hewitt | 2.6 km |
| Castell y Gwynt | 972 m | Nuttall | 2.7 km |
| Glyder Fach | 994 m | Hewitt | 2.9 km |
| Tryfan | 918 m | Hewitt | 3.3 km |
| Carnedd y Filiast | 821 m | Hewitt | 3.3 km |
See the full list of Hewitts or the Nuttalls or the Furths, or read about every hill classification BaggedIt tracks.
Hill data from the Database of British and Irish Hills, licensed under CC BY 4.0.