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'''Cnicht''' is a [[mountain]] in [[Snowdonia]] which forms part of the [[Moelwynion]] mountain range.<ref>Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.</ref> |
'''Cnicht''' is a [[mountain]] in [[Snowdonia]] which forms part of the [[Moelwynion]] mountain range. <ref>Marsh, Terry> ''The Summits of Snowdonia'' (London: Robert Hale, 1984)</ref><ref>Marsh, Terry. ''The Mountains of Wales'' (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1985</ref><ref>Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.</ref> |
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It is also known as the "[[Matterhorn]] of [[Wales]]" because of its appearance when viewed from the south-west, i.e. from the direction of [[Porthmadog]]. In reality Cnicht is a long ridge and, at 689 m, not particularly high. It can be easily ascended from [[Croesor]], the village at its foot, or from [[Nant Gwynant]] to the north-west. |
It is also known as the "[[Matterhorn]] of [[Wales]]" because of its appearance when viewed from the south-west, i.e. from the direction of [[Porthmadog]]. In reality Cnicht is a long ridge and, at 689 m, not particularly high. It can be easily ascended from [[Croesor]], the village at its foot, or from [[Nant Gwynant]] to the north-west. |
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| Cnicht | |
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| Prominence | 104 m (341 ft)  |
| Name | Grid ref | Height | Status |
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| Cnicht North Top | 685 m (2,247 ft) | Nuttall |
Cnicht is a mountain in Snowdonia which forms part of the Moelwynion mountain range. [1][2][3]
It is also known as the "Matterhorn of Wales" because of its appearance when viewed from the south-west, i.e. from the direction of Porthmadog. In reality Cnicht is a long ridge and, at 689 m, not particularly high. It can be easily ascended from Croesor, the village at its foot, or from Nant Gwynant to the north-west.
Although regarded by most people as a mountain in its own right, it does not in fact have enough prominence to separate it from its parent Allt-fawr. Hence it is not a Marilyn.
The mountain gets its name from the old English word 'knight', the silent 'k' being pronounced at that time. It is said that the shape of the mountain bears a similarity with a knight's helmet.
It appears as the "Saeth" in Patrick O'Brian's 1952 novel Three Bear Witness (published as Testimonies in the USA), which is set in a fictionalised version of Cwm Croesor[4]. O'Brian and his wife lived in the valley between 1946 and 1949.
References
- ^ Marsh, Terry> The Summits of Snowdonia (London: Robert Hale, 1984)
- ^ Marsh, Terry. The Mountains of Wales (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1985
- ^ Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.
- ^ Tolstoy, Nikolai (2005). Patrick O'Brian:The making of the novelist. London: Arrow. pp. 337–339. ISBN 0-0994-1584-4.
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