Snowdon
highest mountain in Wales
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Summary
Snowdon is a mountain[1]. Snowdon ranks in the top 0.24% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,163 views/month, #32 of 13,313).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Gwynedd[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: summit[5]
- Commons category: Snowdon[6]
- OS grid reference: SH6098954379[7]
- Coordinate location: 53.068863888889, -4.0755888888889[8]
- Located in/on physical feature: Snowdonia[9]
- Significant event: first ascent[10]
- Official website: http://www.snowdonrailway.co.uk/hafod_eryri.php[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Snowdon[12]
- Commons gallery: Snowdon[13]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15]
- Official name: Yr Wyddfa[16]
- Native label: Yr Wyddfa[17]
- Different from: Snowdon[18]
- Elevation above sea level: 1085[19]
- Topographic isolation: 368.7[20]
- Topographic prominence: 1039[21]
- Located in protected area: Eryri National Park[22]
- Parent peak: Ben Nevis[23]
- Mountain range: Snowdonia[24]
- Historic county: Caernarfonshire[25]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Snowdon include Earl of Snowdon[26], a noble title[27], founded in 1961[28] and 129092 Snowdonia[29], an asteroid[30].
Why It Matters
Snowdon has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Snowdon is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
Entities named for Snowdon include Earl of Snowdon[26], a noble title[27], founded in 1961[28] and 129092 Snowdonia[29], an asteroid[30].