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Three Peaks Challenge - Snowdon

Official achievement authored by Bobby Allen.

Let's depart on the first leg of our three peaks journey - to Mount Snowden!

Snowdon (Welsh: Yr Wyddfa) is the highest mountain in Wales, at an altitude of 1,085 m (3,560 ft) above sea level, and the highest point in the British Isles outside Scotland. It is located in the Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri) in Gwynedd, and has been described as "probably the busiest mountain in Britain". It is designated as a national nature reserve for its rare flora and fauna.

The rocks that form Snowdon were produced by volcanoes in the Ordovician period, and the massif has been extensively sculpted by glaciation, forming the pyramidal peak of Snowdon and the arêtes of Crib Goch and Y Lliwedd. The cliff faces on Snowdon, including Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, are significant for rock climbing, and the mountain was used by Edmund Hillary in training for the 1953 ascent of Mount Everest.

Snowdon affords some of the best views in Britain, and the summit can be reached by a number of well-known paths. The summit can also be reached on the Snowdon Mountain Railway, a rack and pinion railway opened in 1896 which carries passengers the 4.7 mi (7.6 km) from Llanberis to the summit station. The summit also houses a visitor centre called Hafod Eryri, opened in 2009 to replace one built in the 1930s.

The name Snowdon is from the Old English for "snow hill", while the Welsh name – Yr Wyddfa – means "the tumulus", which may refer to the cairn thrown over the legendary giant Rhitta Gawr after his defeat by King Arthur. As well as other figures from Arthurian legend, the mountain is linked to a legendary afanc (water monster) and the Tylwyth Teg (fairies).

You'll depart with your small group of passengers eager to hit their first mountain of the day, we'll depart from Cambridge City Airport and head for the Welsh country side on ready for our first landing (and mountain) of the day - Mount Snowdon in Wales!

Criteria

Depart from EGSC, fly to and land at EGOV (183 NM).
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
16DEC24 2248Z EGSC EGOV Scotty Clifford Boeing 737-800 (B738) -165 ft/m 195 nm 00:38 View
13OCT24 2109Z EGSC EGOV Seasharks Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -76 ft/m 214 nm 00:53 View
29AUG24 2119Z EGSC EGOV Jeph 775 Heavy Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -255 ft/m 212 nm 00:53 View
23AUG24 2254Z EGSC EGOV Jerry Ryen Cockspur C510 N16GS -129 ft/m 214 nm 00:49 View
06AUG24 1325Z EGSC EGOV VAF125 Antonino Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -288 ft/m 213 nm 00:40 View
06AUG24 0435Z EGSC EGOV Bryan NAPPER Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -342 ft/m 212 nm 00:52 View
05AUG24 1235Z EGSC EGOV Blanche Socata TBM-850 (TBM8) -62 ft/m 183 nm 00:52 View
29JUL24 1043Z EGSC EGOV Klappdrachen Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -86 ft/m 183 nm 00:45 View
13JUL24 1557Z EGSC EGOV Mick Beechcraft Bonanza (36) Turbo (BT36) -108 ft/m 282 nm 01:54 View
02JUL24 0105Z EGSC EGOV FingerGames Honda HA-420 HondaJet (HDJT) -50 ft/m 184 nm 00:37 View
25JUN24 1136Z EGSC EGOV Niels1501 Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -171 ft/m 207 nm 00:47 View
31MAY24 0223Z EGSC EGOV Zaarrd Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -272 ft/m 186 nm 00:47 View
28MAY24 2019Z EGSC EGOV Morph108 Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -57 ft/m 192 nm 00:50 View
26MAY24 1012Z EGSC EGOV Mario67 Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -26 ft/m 208 nm 00:55 View
19MAY24 1148Z EGSC EGOV Psike64 Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -206 ft/m 212 nm 00:53 View
10MAY24 1701Z EGSC EGOV Nexus 15 Pilatus PC-21 (PC21) -89 ft/m 213 nm 00:49 View
10MAY24 1420Z EGSC EGOV Cammellodacorsa Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -66 ft/m 205 nm 01:16 View
07MAY24 1905Z EGSC EGOV STE_DOC79 Socata TBM-850 (TBM8) -45 ft/m 279 nm 01:17 View
28APR24 1938Z EGSC EGOV Grimm Reaper Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -231 ft/m 219 nm 01:05 View
24APR24 0945Z EGSC EGOV Bobby Allen Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) -198 ft/m 202 nm 00:52 View