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{{Short description|Mountain in Gwynedd, Wales}}
{{refimprove|date=February 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Yr Aran
| photo = Yr Aran and Watkin Path 2019 01.jpg
| photo_caption = Yr Aran from the Watkin path
| elevation_m = 747.2
|elevation_ref =<ref name="dbih">{{cite web |title=Yr Aran |url=https://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?qu=S&rf=1997 |website=hill-bagging.co.uk |publisher=Database of British and Irish Hills |access-date=2 February 2024}}</ref>
| prominence_m = 235
| parent_peak = [[Snowdon]]
| listing = [[Marilyn (hill)|Marilyn]], [[Hewitt (hill)|Hewitt]], [[Nuttall (hill)|Nuttall]]
| translation = the peak
| language = [[Welsh language|Welsh]]
| pronunciation = {{IPA|cy|ər ˈaran|lang}}
| location = [[Gwynedd]], Wales
| range = [[Snowdonia]]
| coordinates =
| grid_ref_UK = SH604515
| topo = [[Ordnance Survey|OS]] ''Landranger'' 115
| easiest_route =
}}

'''Yr Aran''' is a [[mountain]] peak on a ridge radiating south from [[Snowdon]], Wales' highest [[mountain]], with views of the summit of [[Snowdon]], [[Moel Hebog]] and the [[Nantlle Ridge]]. It has an elevation of {{cvt|747.2|m}} and a [[topographic prominence|prominence]] of {{cvt|235|m}}.<ref name=dbih />

Although no paths are marked on maps, the ascent can be made as a detour from the [[Rhyd Ddu]] path or the [[Snowdon#Watkin Path|Watkin Path]] up [[Snowdon]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-13 |title=Walk up Yr Aran from Rhyd Ddu {{!}} Walking In Eryri Snowdonia |url=https://www.walkupsnowdon.co.uk/snowdonia-walks/yr-aran-from-rhyd-ddu/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Walk up Yr Wyddfa Snowdon |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2797841 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Yr Aran and surrounding area]

[[Image:Yr-aran.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Yr Aran summit, seen looking along the east ridge]]
[[Image:Snowdon from Yr Aran.JPG|thumb|250px|left|Snowdon's south ridge from the summit of Yr Aran]]

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[[Category:Beddgelert]]
[[Category:Betws Garmon]]
[[Category:Mountains and hills of Gwynedd]]
[[Category:Mountains and hills of Snowdonia]]
[[Category:Hewitts of Wales]]
[[Category:Marilyns of Wales]]
[[Category:Nuttalls]]


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