Aran Fawddwy

Aran Fawddwy over Creiglyn Dyfi

Height: 905m (2,969ft)

Prominence: 670m (2,198ft)

Region: Southern Fells

Classifications: Nuttall, Hewitt, Marilyn

Summit feature: Trig pillar

Times climbed: 1

Related trip report:

Glasgwm, Aran Fawddwy & Aran Benllyn - 21/05/2018 

A trig pillar caps the summit and provides an extensive view

Aran Fawddwy (Aran Vowthe-wi - The Mawddwy Mountain) is the only peak in Wales outside North Snowdonia above 900m, and higher than anywhere in Great Britain outside Northern Snowdonia, the Scottish Highlands (and islands) and the Lake District. It is only 9.5m short of being a member of the Welsh 3000s.

A cairn is placed on the eastern ridge as a memorial to RAF Mountain Rescue team member Michael Robert Aspain who was struck and killed by lightning in 1960.

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