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Foel-goch · 831 m · 3.1 km W
Lake · Wales

Llyn Ogwen

299 m981 ft
Area
0.39 km²
Tonight
5°CCloudy · Wind 19 km/h W

Llyn Ogwen is a lake at 299 m above sea level in Wales, United Kingdom, 0.39 km² in area and 1.6 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
299 m
Length
1.6 km
Shoreline
3.9 km
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Lake

Llyn Ogwen in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

1.6 km longest200 mN ↑
Shoreline
3.9 km≈1 h to walk around
3D map

Llyn Ogwen 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4 × 4 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Llyn Ogwen terrain and contours

50 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 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Llyn Ogwen elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Llyn Ogwen weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 5°C (41°F) · 0.4 mm · Wind 19 km/h W

Llyn Ogwen forecast for about 299 m.

  • Tonight5°0.4 mm19 km/h W
  • Today6°12°30.5 mm49 km/h W
  • Sun6°8°3.8 mm43 km/h W
  • Mon7°11°21.7 mm37 km/h S
  • Tue7°10°8.7 mm41 km/h SW
  • Wed8°11°1.1 mm24 km/h SW
  • Thu8°10°0.7 mm14 km/h S
  • Fri8°11°3.1 mm13 km/h SE
  • Sat5°9°2.5 mm15 km/h NW
  • Sun3°5°10.0 mm17 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 23, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Llyn Ogwen

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.2 km SSE

    +2 more within 0.5 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Gwern Gof Uchaf Campsite

    1.0 km E · +2 more within 2.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Helyg

    2.9 km E · +2 more within 5.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Bryn Llys Caravan Site

    7.2 km NW

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 10
PlaceDistance
Parking0.2 km SSE
Parking0.3 km SSW
Parking0.5 km SW
Gwern Gof Uchaf CampsiteCampsite1.0 km E
YHA IdwalCampsite1.4 km W
Gwern Gôf Isaf Campsite & BunkhousesCampsite2.4 km E
HelygHut2.9 km E
Ynys EttwsHut5.4 km SW
Cwm Glas MawrHut5.6 km SW
Bryn Llys Caravan SiteCaravan site7.2 km NW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
35.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
38.5%
Steep, 30–45°
22.9%
Cliffs, 45° and over
2.9%
Steeper than 30°
25.8% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
777 m low point 198 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 89.4%Trees 6.6%Water 3.7%

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 km; 354 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Bog asphodel67
  • Common heather67
  • Bell Heather43
  • Common Butterwort41
  • Drinker Moth39
  • Common bilberry39
Where it sits

Where Llyn Ogwen sits

Region
Wales60United Kingdom371Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

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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
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © 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.
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia