Moel y Gydros is a member of the Arenig range with Arenig Fawr lying approximately to the south west. Its parent peak, Carnedd y Filiast is to the west, and to the north west the Carneddau, Glyderau and Snowdon can be seen on a clear day, distant. The bleak moorland of Mynydd Hiraethog, and the Clwydian Range is to the north, with the Dee Valley, Corwen and the Berwyn range to the east / southeast. On highly exceptional days, Kinder Scout in the Peak District of Derbyshire can be seen, away, although such sightings would be rare.