Chwarel y Fan
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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 607m above sea level.
The summit is located 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
.
Black Mountains, Wales
The Black Mountains are a group of hills spread across parts of Powys and Monmouthshire in southeast Wales, and extending across the national border into Herefordshire, England. They are the easternmost of the four ranges of hills that comprise the Brecon Beacons National Park, and are frequently...
in south-eastern Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is the highest rise on the long ridge which extends southeastwards from Rhos Dirion
Rhos Dirion
Rhos Dirion is a top of Waun Fach in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. It is the highest point on the Rhos Dirion - Chwarel y Fan ridge....
. The ridge continues southeastwards to the lesser summit of Bal-Mawr whose top is adorned by a trig point
Trig point
A triangulation station, also known as a triangulation pillar, trigonometrical station, trigonometrical point, trig station, trig beacon or trig point, and sometimes informally as a trig, is a fixed surveying station, used in geodetic surveying and other surveying projects in its vicinity...
at 607m above sea level.
The summit is located on a thin ridge and is crowned by a cairn. On the other sides of the valleys: to the west is Pen Twyn Mawr
Pen Twyn Mawr
Pen Twyn Mawr is a top of Pen y Gadair Fawr in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. It lies on one of the many south ridges of Waun Fach....
and to the east is Black Mountain
Black Mountain (hill)
Twyn Llech also known as Black Mountain is a mountain in the Black Mountains . It is the only Marilyn to fall exactly on the Welsh-English border, straddling Powys and Herefordshire...
.