11.04.21 Mynydd Mawr
(SH 140 258)
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| Mynydd Mawr (SH 140 258) from my previous visit to the hill |
The last time I visited
Mynydd Mawr was in the early life of my Trimble when accompanied by Aled and
Mark we visited the hill and I surveyed its summit. On that day we chased daylight hours as this
was in Decemeber 2014 and after descending the hill we walked up the adjacent Mynydd
y Gwyddel. Here we stayed watching as
the last embers of daylight sank behind the blackened profile of Ynys Enlli
giving a beautiful sun set.
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| Watching the sun set after my previous visit to Mynydd Mawr |
Today was at contrast as
I was out with my brother; Bryn, touring the Llŷn and investigating its
minor roads. We had no definite
destination, just to get out whilst enjoying the company that Covid had starved
us of over the last year or so.
Although we had no
definite destination I had mentioned driving up Mynydd Mawr, but again we just
aimed west and carried on. By doing this
we found ourselves at the base of the hill, and once here we were definitely
going to aim for its summit.
The weather conditions
were also at contrast to my last visit, this as described above gave late
afternoon winter light before we stood and quietly watched the sun set. Today showers were forecast with a mixture of
sleet and snow. Before setting off we
had watched large flakes of snow fall for an hour or so, cloaking near
hills. By the time I drove up the
concrete access road leading to the top of Mynydd Mawr the snow had quickly
thawed from this part of the world and glimmers of sun and little breeze warmed
us as we got out of the car.
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| The end of the concrete road |
Bryn headed off toward a
rocky knoll to look out to sea, whilst I scampered up to the high point of the
hill. Away to our west and out to sea
huge shower clouds were massing. Beyond
Ynys Enlli, which today was greyed with slithers of spring green on its slopes,
whitened winter showers were also breaking out across the sea. But the one that dominated was blackened grey
with a whitened cap; this took up much of our immediate attention. It massed out to sea forever heading eastward
directly toward the end point of the Llŷn.
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| Gathering data at the summit of Mynydd Mawr during my previous visit |
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| Same place, but different weather conditions |
My brother called over
as I headed his way from the summit, he just stood and pointed out to sea
toward the increasingly large darkened mass of wintery shower cloud. We knew it was heading directly toward us as
by the time I had sauntered a little lower to look back up and take a few photographs,
and then having re-joined Bryn, the wind had picked up and the last vestiges of
sunlight were now overtaken by the darkened mass.
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| Darkened shower clouds mass |
We looked out to sea one
last time and headed toward the car.
Driving down the concrete access road the first large drops of rain hit
the windscreen. By the time we were back
on the narrow roads it was sleeting and the onward journey involved watching as
huge showers took over the sky. These were
accentuated as small parts of the land were still bathed in sunshine, whilst seemingly
all other land was greyed and covered in wet murk.
It was a dramatic
journey back to Nantlle watching the ever changing sky as large shower clouds
obliterated the landscape. However, it
had been a good road trip and especially as we’d made the summit of Mynydd Mawr
before the sleet had set in.
Survey Result:
Mynydd Mawr
Summit Height: 160.0m (converted to OSGM15, from previous
Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey)
Summit Grid Reference: SH 14021 25869 (from previous Trimble GeoXH
6000 survey)
Bwlch Height: 64m (spot height)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SH 14952 26292 (spot height)
Drop: 96m (Trimble GeoXH 6000 summit and spot
height bwlch)
Dominance: 60.00% (Trimble GeoXH 6000 summit and spot
height bwlch)
For details on the survey of Mynydd Mawr
For details on the 3rd visit to Mynydd Mawr
For further details please consult the Trimble Survey Spreadsheet
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