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Snowdon Welsh Yr Wyddfa, highest mountain of Wales, 3,560 ft (1,085 m) high, Gwynedd, NW Wales. Its five peaks are separated by passes. There is a rack and pinion railway (opened 1896) from Llanberis to the summit. The Snowdon district, or Snowdonia, is noted for its scenic beauty; most of it is included in Snowdonia National Park (est. 1951). A nuclear power station (500,000-kW capacity; completed 1964) and a hydroelectric power project are in the region.

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Snowdon a mountain in NW Wales, the highest mountain in Wales, the Welsh name of which is Yr Wyddfa.

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Snowdon Mountain in Gwynedd, nw Wales. Much of the area is included in the Snowdonia National Park, established in 1951. Snowdon has five peaks, one of which, at 1085m (3560ft), is the highest in England and Wales.

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