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Pass · Wales

Pen-y-Pass

362 m1,188 ft
Connects
Clogwyn y Bustach – Boncan Llyn Teyrn
Tonight
5°CCloudy · Wind 18 km/h W

Pen-y-Pass is a mountain pass at 362 m in Wales, United Kingdom. It links Clogwyn y Bustach and Boncan Llyn Teyrn.

All facts
Saddle
362 m
Lowest point
76 m / 328 m
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Pass

Pen-y-Pass: the climb from each side

Saddle 362 mClogwyn y Bustach 76 m+286 m · 2.4 kmBoncan Llyn Teyrn 328 m+34 m · 0.3 km

Crossed by: A4086 Llanberis Pass, Llwybr Llyn Llydaw, Cylchdaith yr Wyddfa, Craig Fach Track, Llwybr Bwlch Moch

Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.

3D map

Pen-y-Pass 3D map

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Surface
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Topographic map

Pen-y-Pass 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

Pen-y-Pass elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Pen-y-Pass weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 5°C (41°F) · 0.4 mm · Wind 18 km/h W

Pen-y-Pass forecast for about 362 m.

  • Tonight5°0.4 mm18 km/h W
  • Today6°12°31.5 mm50 km/h W
  • Sun6°8°3.3 mm43 km/h W
  • Mon7°13°22.6 mm39 km/h SW
  • 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 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Pen-y-Pass

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

  • Nearest parking

    Pen y Pass

    0.0 km E · +2 more within 1.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Ynys Ettws

    2.6 km WNW · +2 more within 5.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Llyn Gwynant Campsite

    3.1 km S · +2 more within 4.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Start of Llanberis Path (Snowdon)

    7.7 km WNW

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 10
PlaceDistance
Pen y PassParking0.0 km E
Parking1.2 km E
Parking1.3 km E
Ynys EttwsHut2.6 km WNW
Cwm Glas MawrHut3.0 km WNW
Llyn Gwynant CampsiteCampsite3.1 km S
Macs Pebyll Hafod Y LlanCampsite4.6 km SSW
Pritchard's CampsiteCampsite4.8 km NW
FronwydyrHut5.3 km NW
Start of Llanberis Path (Snowdon)Trailhead7.7 km WNW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
38.4%
Moderate, 15–30°
42.0%
Steep, 30–45°
17.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
2.6%
Steeper than 30°
19.6% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
1,009 m low point 66 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 90.1%Trees 7.1%Water 2.0%Bare rock / sparse 0.5%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4 km of Pen-y-Pass.

NESW2 km5 km1234567
Summit list 7
  1. 1Crib Goch923 m 2.3 km WSW
  2. 2Glyder Fawr1,001 m 2.4 km NNW
  3. 3Castell Y Gwynt972 m 2.7 km NNE
  4. 4Glyder Fach994 m 2.8 km NNE
  5. 5Y Lliwedd (West Peak)898 m 3.3 km SW
  6. 6Garnedd Ugain1,065 m 3.7 km W
  7. 7Snowdon1,085 m 3.9 km WSW
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 347 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Parsley fern61
  • Common Butterwort60
  • English Stonecrop57
  • Hairy Kidney-wort54
  • Purple Saxifrage52
  • Moss Campion47
Where it sits

Where Pen-y-Pass sits

Range
Cambrian Mountains19Snowdonia15
Region
Wales60United Kingdom371Europe2,143
Protected area
Eryri National Park5
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
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Downloads

Pen-y-Pass 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 · Wikipedia