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Foel y Geifr

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Foel y Geifr tops out at 626 m in Gwynedd. It is one of the 316 Hewitts, and a Nuttall besides. It stands inside Eryri National Park. Trum y Gwragedd and Foel Goch (Gwynedd) are among the hills within 1.7 km.

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