Their name derives from the names of the highest peaks in the range. They stretch from Mynydd Llandegai to Capel Curig , and include five of Wales's fourteen or so mountains over 3000-feet high (the " Fourteen Peaks "), and are very popular with walkers and climbers.
Dinorwig Power Station , a Hydroelectric pump-storage Power Station is built in a cavern within Elidir Fawr . The slopes of the Glyderau also include the lake Llyn Idwal , and a number of 'classic' climbing areas such as Idwal Slabs.
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