Climbers and ramblers on the summit of Mount Snowdon the highest mountain in Wales UK

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Mount Snowdon, situated in the Snowdonia National Park, is the highest mountain in Wales, in fact in the UK outside Scotland. It stands at 1,085 m or 3,560 ft high in the Welsh county of Gwynedd, there are 6 main rambling routes to the summit or a diesel rack and pin train which takes passengers from Llanberin to the summit in approx an hr. The rocks are volcanic formed by glaciation, the summit is marked with a cairn on top of which is a brass plaque with directions for 360 degrees views weather permitting

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Size: 5128px × 3412px
Location: Mount Snowdon summit Gwynedd Wales UK
Photo credit: © Malcolm McDougall Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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