Carnedd Dafydd
Carnedd Dafydd is a
mountain peak in the
Carneddau range in
Snowdonia, north
Wales, and is the third highest peak in Wales, or the fourth if
Crib y Ddysgl on the
Snowdon ridge is counted.
Carnedd Dafydd is on the main ridge of the Carneddau, south-west of
Carnedd Llywelyn and north of
Pen yr Ole Wen. It is thought to have been named after the Welsh prince
Dafydd ap Llywelyn, son of
Llywelyn the Great. It is usually climbed by first ascending Pen yr Ole Wen and then following the ridge along to Carnedd Dafydd, though it is also possible to make a direct ascent from Tal y Llyn Ogwen, first following the stream, Afon Lloer, to the mountain lake of
Ffynnon Lloer then climbing up the slope to the summit.
Like most of the summits in the Carneddau range, it has a flat, boulder-strewn summit plateau.