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Foel-goch

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Foel-goch tops out at 831 m in Gwynedd. It counts among the 316 Hewitts, hills in England, Wales and Ireland of two thousand feet or more. It is one of 125 hills the Albion Guide charts in Gwynedd. It stands within Eryri National Park.

Nearby hills include Mynydd Perfedd, Y Garn (Glyderau) and Elidir Fawr. The nearest railway station is Bangor (Gwynedd), 11.7 km to the north-west.

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