Arenig Fach

Arenig Fach
The north-eastern face of Arenig Fach
Highest point
Elevation	689 m (2,260 ft)
Prominence	294 m (965 ft)
Parent peak	Arenig Fawr
Listing	Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
English translation	small high ground
Language of name	Welsh
Pronunciation	Welsh: [aˈrɛnɪɡ ˈvaːχ]
Geography
Location	Gwynedd, Wales
Parent range	Snowdonia
OS grid	SH827370
Topo map	OS Landranger 124

Arenig Fach is a mountain in southern Snowdonia, north Wales. It is a peak in the Arenig range and lies to the north of its parent peak Arenig Fawr.

It lies close to Llyn Celyn alongside the A4212 between Trawsfynydd and Bala. Carnedd y Filiast and Foel Goch (Arenigs) is to the east, while Moel Llyfnant, Gallt y Daren and Arenig Fawr are to the south.

The summit itself is known as Carnedd Bachgen, named after the ancient cairn, Carnedd y Bachgen (which lies just north-east of the summit), and is the highest point at the north end of a wide plateau. There is a trig point and a substantial shelter cairn. The mountain rises from the Migneint moorland and looks like a bulky heathery "lump" from most directions. However, its north-eastern face has steep cliffs with a small corrie lake, Llyn Arenig Fach, at their bottom.^[1] The last glacier occupation of this corrie is thought to have happened during the Loch Lomond Stadial.^[2]

Arenig Fach summit area with Carnedd Bachgen (right)

References

1. Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.
2. Loch Lomond Stadial glaciers in the Aran and Arenig Mountains, North Wales, Great Britain. Philip D. Hughes. Geological Journal, Volume 37 Issue 1, Pages 9 - 15. 2001.

52°57′30″N 3°45′25″W