Snowdon

American  

[snohd-n] / ˈsnoʊd n /

noun

1. a mountain in NW Wales: highest peak in Wales. 3,560 feet (1,085 meters).

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Snowdon ¹ British  

/ ˈsnəʊdən /

noun

1. Welsh name: Yr Wyddfa.  a mountain in NW Wales, in Gwynedd: the highest peak in Wales. Height: 1085 m (3560 ft)

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Snowdon ² British  

/ ˈsnəʊdən /

noun

1. 1st Earl of, title of Antony Armstrong-Jones . born 1930, British photographer, whose work includes television documentaries, photographic books, and the design of the Snowdon Aviary, London Zoo (1965). His marriage (1960–78) to Princess Margaret ended in divorce

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Snowdon

When Helen Pacey and her family booked a trip on the Snowdon Mountain Railway, they were looking forward to touching the summit marker at the top of Yr Wyddfa, also known as Snowdon.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

In a 2003 interview with Hello! magazine, Lord Snowdon named weekend guests such as the ballerina Margot Fonteyn, financier Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, comedian Peter Sellers, actor Sir John Mills, and author Edna O’Brien.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

A country house once home to Britain’s Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II, and her society-photographer husband, Lord Snowdon, is coming to the market for £4.95 million, or about $6.62 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Regardless, at the age of four he broke records by scaling Yr Wyddfa, also known as Snowdon.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

And these by no means exhaust the list of casualties, which is, perhaps, only second in length to that of Snowdon itself.

From Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland by H. C. Hart