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{{Short description|Mountain in Snowdonia, Wales}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use British English|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Moel Hebog | photo = Moel Hebog.jpg | photo_caption = Moel Hebog, seen from the south | elevation_m = 783 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = 585 | prominence_ref = | parent_peak = Snowdon | listing = Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall | translation = Hill of the hawk/falcon | language = Welsh | pronunciation = {{IPA|cy|ˈmɔil ˈhɛbɔɡ|lang}} | location = Snowdonia, Wales | coordinates = | grid_ref_UK = SH565469 | topo = OS ''Landranger'' 115 | type = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = }} {{GB summits start}} {{GB summits entry |Name=Moel yr Ogof |Height={{convert|655|m|ft}} |Status=Hewitt, Nuttall}} {{GB summits entry |Name=Moel Lefn |Height={{convert|638|m|ft}} |Status=Hewitt, Nuttall}} {{end}} {{langnf|cy|'''Moel Hebog'''|bare hill of the hawk}} is a mountain in [[Snowdonia]], [[north Wales]], rising to 783 metres (2,569 feet) above sea level and dominating the western view from the village of [[Beddgelert]]. The name means "hill of the hawk" in [[Welsh language|Welsh]]. It is the principal summit of a range that extends through the north-western corner of Snowdonia, which includes the [[Nantlle]] Ridge and [[Mynydd Mawr]]. Geologically significant, the mountain comprises a complex [[succession (geology)|succession]] of [[Cambrian]] and [[Ordovician]] rocks, including volcanic formations from the [[Snowdon Volcanic Group]]. The most prominent secondary summits are [[Moel yr Ogof]] (655 m), which contains a cave traditionally associated with [[Owain Glyndŵr]], and [[Moel Lefn]] (638 m). As a [[List of Nuttall mountains|Marilyn, Hewitt and Nuttall]], Moel Hebog is a popular destination for [[hillwalker]]s, offering expansive views of Snowdon and the surrounding landscape.
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