Plynlimon
Plynlimon, or Pumlumon in Welsh, is the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains in Wales, and the highest point in Mid Wales. It is a massif that dominates the surrounding countryside and is the highest point of Ceredigion.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,467 feet
- Description: mountain (752m) in Ceredigion, Wales
- Also known as: “Pen Pumlumon Fawr”, “Plinlimmon”, “Plinlimon”, “Plynlimon Fawn”, and “Pumlumon Fawr”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pumlumon Fach and Pen Pumlumon Llygad-bychan.
Pumlumon Fach
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pumlumon Fach is a top of Pen Pumlumon Fawr on the Plynlimon massif, a part of the Cambrian Mountains in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. It lies on small ridge heading north-west from the summit of Pen Pumlumon Fawr.
Pen Pumlumon Llygad-bychan
Peak
Pen Pumlumon Llygad-bychan is a subsidiary summit of Pen Pumlumon Fawr and the third highest summit on the Plynlimon massif, a part of the Cambrian Mountains in the county of Ceredigion, Wales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eisteddfa Gurig and Ponterwyd.
Eisteddfa Gurig
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Callaghan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eisteddfa Gurig is a hamlet located in Ceredigion on its border with Powys and situated along the A44. Its name comes from the Welsh word eisteddfa, meaning seat and the name of St Curig.
Ponterwyd
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ponterwyd is a village in Ceredigion, Wales. It lies in the Cambrian Mountains of Mid Wales, approximately 12 miles east of Aberystwyth on the A44 road.
Ysbyty Cynfyn
Hamlet
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ysbyty Cynfyn is a hamlet in the community of Blaenrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 69.1 miles from Cardiff and 169.3 miles from London. The Parish Church of St John the Baptist was built in the early 19th century, replacing a previous one. Ysbyty Cynfyn is situated 5 miles southwest of Plynlimon.
Plynlimon
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.46692° or 52° 28′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.78304° or 3° 46′ 59″ westElevation
2,467 feet (752 metres)Open location code
9C4RF688+QQOpenStreetMap ID
node 29442634OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Plynlimon” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Plynlimon”
- Breton: “Pumlumon”
- Cebuano: “Plynlimon Fawr”
- Chinese: “普林利蒙”
- Dutch: “Plynlimon”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پلينليمون”
- French: “Plynlimon”
- Galician: “Pumlumon Fawr”
- Irish: “Pumlumon Fawr”
- Japanese: “プリンリモン”
- Ladin: “Pumlumon Fawr”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Plynlimon”
- Norwegian: “Plynlimon”
- Russian: “Плинлимон”
- Spanish: “Pumlumon”
- Swahili: “Pumlumon Fawr”
- Swedish: “Plynlimon Fawr”
- Turkish: “Plynlimon”
- Welsh: “Pen Pumlumon Fawr”
- Welsh: “Pumlumon Fawr”
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Explore places such as Bryn Cras and Carreg Wen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pen Lluest-Y-Carn and Plynlimon Mine.
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