Chwarel y Fan
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 county top of the historic county of Monmouthshire, and is also the highest point in the current local government area of Monmouthshire.
Chwarel y Fan | |
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The Chwarel y Fan summit ridge | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 679 m (2,228 ft) |
Prominence | 72 m (236 ft) |
Parent peak | Waun Fach |
Listing | Hewitt, Nuttall, County top |
Coordinates | 51°57′30″N 3°04′51″W |
Naming | |
English translation | quarry of the beacon |
Language of name | Welsh |
Geography | |
Chwarel y Fan Within Monmouthshire | |
Location | Black Mountains, South Wales |
OS grid | SO258294 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 161 |
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.[1]
References
- Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.
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