Mynydd y Cwm

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Mynydd y Cwm tops out at 305 m in Denbighshire. It is one of the 1,546 Marilyns — British hills with at least 150 m of drop on every side. It stands within the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley National Landscape. The closest station is Prestatyn, 6.4 km to the north.

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