Blue skies Smiling at me
by John Chivers
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Blue skies Smiling at me
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John Chivers
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Photograph - Photo Print
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Tryfan (/ˈtrʌvæn/) is a mountain in the Ogwen Valley, Snowdonia, Wales. It forms part of the Glyderau group, and is one of the most famous and recognisable peaks in Britain, having a classic pointed shape with rugged crags. At 917.5 metres (3,010 feet) above sea level it is the fifteenth-highest mountain in Wales. The name "Tryfan" is derived from its historical Welsh name of "Tri-faen". "Tri" meaning three and "faen" meaning rocks which makes reference to the 3 rocky humps seen on the mountain's summit.[3] Tryfan was voted Britain’s favourite mountain by Trail magazine.[4]
Between the mid-1980s and June 2010, its accepted height was 915 metres (3,002 ft). However, it was resurveyed using accurate GPS measurements and found to be 2.4 metres (eight feet) higher.[1] Until the 1980s, Ordnance Survey maps gave its height as 917.5 m (3,010 ft), and so the new measurement confirms that the earlier survey was correct.
Tryfan is said to be the final resting-place of Sir Bedivere (Bedwyr) of Arthurian legend.
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