OK, time for a bit of fun. Here’s some 100+ questions to see how much you know about Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)! They start easy and largely get progressively harder. (Many of the answers are on this website, but by no means all.)
Which National Park is Snowdon in?
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What county is Snowdon in?
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What’s the Welsh name for Snowdon?
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How high is Snowdon?
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Is the view from the top of Snowdon the best in Britain?
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Is the summit building (Hafod Eryri) open all year?
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Was Snowdon closed to walkers during the Covid-19 pandemic?
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Name the six main paths up Snowdon.
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Which is the longest of the main paths?
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Which is the shortest of the main paths?
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Which main path is the busiest?
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Which main path is the least busy?
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Which path has a café half way up it?
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Which path is known for its waterfalls and pools?
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Which main path has the most ascent?
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Which main paths have the least ascent?
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Is Snowdon public land or private land?
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What is the name of the bus service which runs round Snowdon?
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Which main path joins the Pyg Track at ‘The Intersection’?
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Which main path joins the Rhyd Ddu Path near the summit?
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Which paths join the Llanberis Path near the summit?
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Which of the main paths is the oldest?
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What is the big black pipeline passed on the MIners’ Track?
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Glaslyn means ‘blue lake’. What gives it its particular blueness?
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Which path used to be known as ‘the Beddgelert Path’?
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Is there mobile phone reception at the summit?
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Where is the Park & Ride car park?
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Where on the mountain is there an 8ft standing stone?
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What is on the top of the summit pillar?
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If it’s too windy for trains to reach the summit, where do they normally only run to?
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What is the name of the summit building?
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What is the route of the Snowdon Horseshoe?
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Where does Hafod Eryri get its water supply from?
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Who have the most accidents – walkers, climbers or runners?
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Which sort of accident is most common – a slip on something wet, a fall or a temperature-related injury?
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In which month do most injuries happen?
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On which day of the week do most injuries happen?
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Who have the most accidents on Snowdon – men, women or children?
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What did Prince Charles once call ‘the highest slum in Wales’?
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When was the present summit building (Hafod Eryri) opened – 2007, 2009 or 2011?
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What does ‘Snowdon’ mean?
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If you needed Mountain Rescue, what number would you dial, and who would you ask for?
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The Miners’ Track originally ran up to the Snowdon/Britannia Mine at Glaslyn. What was mined here?
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Half way up the Watkin Path is an old quarry. What did it produce?
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Which two paths go up on the west side of Snowdon?
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What is the old ruined building on the shore of Llyn Llydaw?
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What is the name of the location where the Crib Goch path turns off the Pyg Track?
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What is the name of the flat area ⅓ mile from the summit where the Pyg Track and Snowdon Ranger Path join the Llanberis Path?
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Which rare plant, first discovered in 1682, grows on Snowdon?
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Which paths are also bridleways?
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How many 3000ers are there on the Snowdon Massif?
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If you walk up the Llanberis Path, how many times do you cross the railway?
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On which path would you encounter Bwlch Main, a narrow section?
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The South Ridge (Allt Maenderyn) is an increasingly popular route. Between which two main paths does it lie?
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According to legend, who died at Bwlch y Saethau (‘Pass of the Arrows’) on the Watkin Path?
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Folklore states that King Arthur commanded Sir Bedivere, one of his knights, to throw his sword Excalibur into which lake, thereby returning it to the Lady of the Lake?
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Which is the second highest peak on the Snowdon Massif?
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Which path sees you crossing a causeway across the lake?
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What are the largest mammals seen on Snowdon?
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What colours is the Search and Rescue helicopter?
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Name the three lakes passed on the Miners’ Track.
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Who was the Watkin Path named after?
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Which ‘Carry On’ film was partly filmed on the Watkin path?
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In which James Bond film was the Cwm Dyli pipeline featured?
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In what decade did the Snowdon Mountain Railway open – 1890s, 1900s or 1910s?
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Is Hafod Eryri the highest building in the UK?
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What type of fossils can be seen in places on the bedrock at the summit?
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How old are the fossils on the bedrock at the summit – 150m years, 300m years or 450m years?
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What’s the name of the large lake passed on the Snowdon Ranger Path?
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Where does the Afon Glaslyn, Snowdon’s main river, reach the sea?
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Which is the deepest lake on Snowdon?
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In which century was the first reliably documented ascent of Snowdon – 15th, 16th or 17th?
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According to legend, who was buried under the original summit cairn?
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The South Ridge is not named on maps; however, it’s Welsh name is. What is it?
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What’s the proper (Welsh) name for Telegraph Valley (which links the Snowdon Ranger Path with Llanberis)?
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What is the strongest wind ever recorded on Snowdon – 120 mph, 150 mph or 180 mph?
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In which decade were the first wooden huts built on the summit – the 1840s, the 1860s or the 1880s?
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Who owns Hafod Eryri, the summit building?
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Roughly how many people walk on Snowdon a year – 400,000, 500,000 or 600,000?
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When are bikes not allowed on Snowdon?
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Where is the only official trig point on the Snowdon Massif?
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What is the popular climbing cliff of Clogwyn Du’r Arddu commonly known as?
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In 2021 a TV advert saw Welsh actor Tom Ellis being shaved remotely by a robotic arm on Snowdon. What was this an advert for?
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What was largely responsible for the shape of Snowdon’s pyramidal peak?
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By which route was the copper from the Snowdon/Britannia mine by Glaslyn originally transported down the mountain?
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In 1904 the first car was driven to the summit. Which route did it take?
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Roughly how many hot drinks did they sell in Hafod Eryri (the summit building) in 2019? 60,000, 90,000 or 120,000?
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Where does Y Gribin walk/scramble start and end?
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What are the names of the two steep sections on the Llanberis Path, leading up to Clogwyn bridge and beyond it?
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What is the name of the large cwm below the western side of the summit?
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What is the name of the wide cwm that the Llanberis path and railway largely overlook on the way up to Clogwyn?
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How much rain falls annually on Snowdon – about 4m, 4½m or 5m?
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Name the three lakes in Cwm Clogwyn.
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Which paths does the Cambrian Way use to traverse Snowdon?
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Name the four summits of the North-west ridge.
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Why were there huge bonfires at the summit in 1887 and 1897?
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What words are engraved on the wall by the entrance to Hafod Eryri?
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What is the gauge of the Snowdon Mountain Railway – 600mm (2ft), 800mm or 1m?
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Why did the Snowdon Mountain Railway close on its opening day?
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On the side of the summit cairn is a plaque to Princess Gwenllian. What was her connection to Snowdon?
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How many steps go up each side to the summit pillar – 12, 16 or 20?
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What is the record time for the Snowdon Race (up and down the Llanberis Path)?
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The rocks which today make up Snowdon were formed during which geological period?
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How many mountains in Britain are higher than Snowdon?
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What is the code number of the Search & Rescue flight from Caernarfon which services Snowdon?
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