Tags: Mountain Pass.
The Crimea Pass (Welsh: Bwlch y Gorddinan) is a mountain pass in north Wales on the A470 road between Blaenau Ffestiniog and Dolwyddelan connecting the counties of Gwynedd and Conwy.At its highest point it is 385 metres (1263 ft) above sea level and is sometimes closed in winter because of snow. At one time there was an inn at the summit of the pass popularly known as the Crimea.It takes its name from the Crimean War which was being fought about the time the road was opened in 1854.
