Pen yr Helgi Du

Pen yr Helgi Du (Welsh for 'head or hill of the black hound') is a mountain peak in the eastern part of the Carneddau in Snowdonia, North Wales.

Pen yr Helgi Du
Pen yr Helgi Du from the Craig yr Ysfa ridge
Highest point
Elevation	833 m (2,733 ft)
Prominence	85 m (279 ft)
Listing	Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
English translation	peak of the black hunting-dog
Language of name	Welsh
Pronunciation	Welsh: [ˈpɛn ɐr ˈhɛlɡi ˈdɨ]
Geography
Location	Conwy, Wales
Parent range	Snowdonia
OS grid	SH698630
Topo map	OS Landranger 115

It lies on the south-eastern flanks of Carnedd Llewelyn, and is linked to Carnedd Llewelyn over the col of Bwlch Eryl Farchog, a knife-edge ridge over the cliffs of Craig Yr Ysfa. Cwm Eigiau lies to the east and the Ffynnon Llugwy reservoir to the south. To the east of Pen yr Helgi Du is Pen Llithrig y Wrach (the slippery peak of the witch).^[1]