At Bethesda (4mi/6km southeast of Bangor in the Ogwen valley) the visitor will find the vast Penrhyn Quarries. They are cut about 1,000ft/305m deep into the mountain, where slate of all different colors is mined, some of which is turned into souvenirs and jewelry.

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