Y Foel Goch (SH 677 582)
There has been a Significant Height Revision to a hill that is
listed in the Welsh Highlands – Uchafion Cymru
and 800m Twmpau, with the summit
height, bwlch height and their locations, the drop and status of the hill derived
from LIDAR analysis initially conducted by Aled Williams and subsequently by Myrddyn
Phillips.
LIDAR image of Y Foel Goch (SH 677 582) |
The criteria for the two listings that this height revision applies to are:
Welsh Highlands – Uchafion Cymru – Welsh hills at or above 500m in height with 15m minimum drop, with an accompanying sub list entitled the Welsh Highland Subs, the criteria for which is all Welsh hills at or above 500m in height with 10m or more and below 15m of drop. This list is authored by Myrddyn Phillips and Aled Williams with the Introduction to the list published on Mapping Mountains in November 2015 and the latest update relating to the list published on Mapping Mountains in January 2023.
Welsh Highlands - Uchafion Cymru by Myrddyn Phillips and Aled Williams |
800m Twmpau by Myrddyn Phillips |
The name the hill is listed by is Y Foel Goch and it is adjoined to the Glyder Fawr group of hills, which are situated in the north-western part of North Wales (Region A, Sub-Region A1), and it is positioned with the A5 road to its north and the A4086 road to its south, and has the village of Capel Curig towards the east.
Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map |
LIDAR summit image of Y Foel Goch (SH 677 582) |
The full details for the hill are:
Group: Glyder Fawr
Name: Y Foel Goch
OS 1:50,000 map: 115
Summit Height (New Height):
807.2m (LIDAR)
Summit Grid Reference:
SH
67783 58216 (LIDAR)
Bwlch Height:
742.5m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference:
SH 67252 58277 (LIDAR)
Drop: 64.8m (LIDAR)
Myrddyn Phillips and Aled Williams (July 2024)
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