Cader Idris

Cader Idris

Cader Idris, (Welsh: “Chair of Idris”) a long mountain ridge, Gwynedd county, Wales. It rises south of the town of Dolgellau and the Mawddach Estuary of Cardigan Bay, and reaches a height of 2,927 feet (892 metres). Cader Idris is composed of various volcanic rocks, and it exhibits remarkable fresh forms of glacial erosion. Possessing spectacular scenery, it is a tourist attraction in the southern part of Snowdonia National Park.