OS grid SO258294 Elevation 679 m | Topo map OS Landranger 161 Prominence 72 m | |
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Listing Hewitt, Nuttall, County top Similar Rhos Dirion, Twmpa, Waun Fach, Pen y Gadair Fawr, Black Mountain | ||
Chwarel y fan 26th dec 2016
Chwarel y Fan is a peak in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. It is the highest rise on the long ridge which extends southeastwards from Rhos Dirion. The ridge continues southeastwards to the lesser summit of Bal-Mawr whose top is adorned by a trig point at 607 metres (1,991 ft) above sea level. A further 1 km southeast along the ridge is the lesser top of Bal-Bach at a height of just over 520 metres (1,710 ft). Chwarel y Fan is the highest point in Monmouthshire unitary authority.
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- Chwarel y fan 26th dec 2016
- Map of Chwarel y Fan Crickhowell UK
- Bal mawr ridge chwarel y fan
- References
Map of Chwarel y Fan, Crickhowell, UK
The summit is on a thin ridge and is crowned by a cairn. On the other sides of the valleys: to the west is Pen Twyn Mawr and to the east is Black Mountain.
Bal mawr ridge chwarel y fan
References
Chwarel y Fan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA