Snowdon, Gwynedd - Llanberis track - Dixon postcard c.1960s

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• Picture / Image:  Llanberis track up Snowdon
• Publisher:  J Arthur Dixon (Wales 690)
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Snowdon (Welsh: Yr Wyddfa, pronounced [?? 'w??ðva]) is the highest mountain in Wales, at an elevation of 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level, and the highest point in the British Isles outside the Scottish Highlands. It is located in Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri) in Gwynedd, and has been described as ""probably the busiest mountain in Britain"".^[3] It is designated as a national nature reserve for its rare flora and fauna.

The rocks that form Snowdon were produced by volcanoes in the Ordovician period, and the massif has been extensively sculpted by glaciation, forming the pyramidal peak of Snowdon and the arêtes of Crib Goch and Y Lliwedd. The cliff faces on Snowdon, including Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, are significant for rock climbing, and the mountain was used by Edmund Hillary in training for the 1953 ascent of Mount Everest.

Snowdon offers some of the best views in Britain. The summit can be reached by a number of well-known paths, and by the Snowdon Mountain Railway, a rack and pinion railway opened in 1896 which carries passengers the 4.7 miles (7.6 km) from Llanberis to the summit station. The summit also houses a visitor centre called Hafod Eryri, built in 2006 to replace one built in the 1930s.

The name Snowdon is from the Old English for ""snow hill"", while the Welsh name – Yr Wyddfa – means ""the tumulus"", which may refer to the cairn thrown over the legendary giant Rhitta Gawr after his defeat by King Arthur. As well as other figures from Arthurian legend, the mountain is linked to a legendary afanc (water monster) and the Tylwyth Teg (fairies).

Llanberis Path

The Llanberis Path is the longest route to the summit, and has the shallowest gradient. It follows the line of the Snowdon Mountain Railway, and is considered the easiest and least interesting route to the summit of Snowdon.^[5] It is the route used by the annual Snowdon Race,^[34] with a record time of less than 40 minutes recorded from the start to the summit.^[35]

The section of the Llanberis Path beside the railway near the summit has been called the ""Killer Convex""; in icy conditions, this convex slope can send unwary walkers over the cliffs of Clogwyn Du'r Arddu. Four people died there in February 2009.^[36][37]

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