Summit Register

Hewitt · Gwynedd, Wales

Rhinog Fach

711.6 m

2,335 ftDrop 151 mSH 664 270

Finder: 31 Hewitts in Gwynedd

sea level2,500 ft · Corbett height2,000 ft · Graham, Hewitt height2 kmRhinog Fach711.6Y Llethr755.1Rhinog Fawr721Y Garn629Moel Ysgyfarnogod623
sea level2,500 ft · Corbett height2,000 ft · Graham, Hewitt height1 kmRhinog Fach711.6Y Llethr755.1Rhinog Fawr721
Looking north, 226 km wide, heights ×84 (method).

Rhinog Fach is a Hewitt of 711.6 m in Gwynedd. Its drop clears the 150 m Marilyn standard by only 1 m.

Of the 31 register hills in Gwynedd, it has the smallest drop. It shares its height of 711.6 m with Tinto. On the Hewitts height ladder it sits between Corranabinnia (712 m) and Branstree (711.5 m).

To scale

Summit711.6 mKey col560.6 msea level
Key col SH 665 265, 0.5 km south of the summit.

Where it stands

Height

711.6 m31st highest of 56 in Wales

Drop

151 m879th of 1,140 across Britain and Ireland

Isolation

1.3 km977th most isolated of 1,139

Neighbours

  1. 1
    Y Llethr1.3 km south
    755.1 m
  2. 2
    Rhinog Fawr2.1 km north-west
    721 m
  3. 3
    Y Garn5.5 km south-east
    629 m
  4. 4
    Moel Ysgyfarnogod7.6 km north
    623 m
1234Y LlethrRhinog FawrY GarnN5 km

Lists

  • 144th highest of the 275 Hewitts profiled here
  • 113th highest of the 193 Nuttalls profiled here
  • 600th highest of the 885 Marilyns profiled here

Record

Nearest higher
Y Llethr, 755.1 m, 1.3 km south
Region
30D: Barmouth to Betws-y-Coed and Bala
OS map
124
Summit
Cairn
DoBIH no.
2062
Map of Britain and Ireland marking Rhinog Fach

Data: DoBIH v18.6, CC BY 4.0 (method). What prominence (drop) means, with real figures