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Lake · Wales

Llyn Cowlyd

363 m1,191 ft
Area
1.01 km²
Tonight
4°CCloudy · Wind 19 km/h W

Llyn Cowlyd is a lake at 363 m above sea level in Wales, United Kingdom, 1.01 km² in area and 2.9 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
363 m
Length
2.9 km
Shoreline
6.4 km
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Lake

Llyn Cowlyd in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

2.9 km longest1 kmN ↑
Shoreline
6.4 km≈1½ h to walk around
3D map

Llyn Cowlyd 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4.9 × 4.9 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Llyn Cowlyd terrain and contours

25 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 125 mShowing west → east through the centre

Llyn Cowlyd elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Llyn Cowlyd weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 4°C (39°F) · 0.3 mm · Wind 19 km/h W

Llyn Cowlyd forecast for about 363 m.

  • Tonight4°0.3 mm19 km/h W
  • Today5°12°33.1 mm48 km/h W
  • Sun6°8°3.3 mm43 km/h W
  • Mon7°13°22.1 mm41 km/h SW
  • Tue7°10°10.1 mm41 km/h SW
  • Wed8°11°0.9 mm23 km/h W
  • Thu8°10°0.7 mm14 km/h S
  • Fri8°11°3.1 mm14 km/h S
  • Sat4°9°2.1 mm14 km/h NW
  • Sun3°5°11.1 mm15 km/h NW

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Llyn Cowlyd

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Llyn Cowlyd, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest campsite

    Cornel Scout Campsite

    2.8 km ESE · +2 more within 3.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Helyg

    2.9 km WSW · +2 more within 5.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    3.1 km S

    +2 more within 3.2 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Gwydyr View Lodge Park

    6.6 km ENE · +2 more within 6.6 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 12
PlaceDistance
Cornel Scout CampsiteCampsite2.8 km ESE
HelygHut2.9 km WSW
Parking3.1 km S
Parking3.1 km S
Parking3.2 km S
Gwern Gôf Isaf Campsite & BunkhousesCampsite3.4 km WSW
GwersylluCampsite3.4 km SSE
Gwydyr Mountain Club HutHut4.9 km SSE
DulynHut5.3 km NNW
Gwydyr View Lodge ParkCaravan site6.6 km ENE
Glyn Farm CaravansCaravan site6.6 km ENE
Caravan site6.6 km ENE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4.9 × 4.9 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 63% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
62.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
27.2%
Steep, 30–45°
9.2%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.9%
Steeper than 30°
10.1% of the 24 km² view
Relief in view
613 m low point 183 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 82.8%Trees 11.6%Water 5.6%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2.4 km; 70 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Viviparous Lizard3
  • Fly Agaric3
  • Blusher3
  • Yellow Pimpernel3
  • King Bolete2
  • Round-leaved sundew2
Where it sits

Where Llyn Cowlyd sits

Range
Cambrian Mountains19Snowdonia15
Region
Wales60United Kingdom371Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Snowdonia 6
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Downloads

Llyn Cowlyd downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-15)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia