Brecon Beacons

The Brecon Beacons are a mountain range in Wales. The range includes South Wales's highest mountain, , its twin summit , and , which are the three highest peaks in the range.
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  • Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,762 feet
  • Description: mountain range in Wales
  • Also known as: “Brecknock Beacons”, “Central Beacons”, and “Національний парк Брекон-Біконс”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Corn Du and Pen y Fan.

Peak
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is a summit of the twin topped and…

Peak
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is the highest peak in , situated in .

Lake
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is a small lake or pool in the in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Libanus and Llanspyddid.

Village
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is a village in the Brecon Beacons National… is situated 3 miles north of Brecon Beacons.

Village
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is a small village just west of within the . is situated 4½ miles north of Brecon Beacons.

Village
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is a village and community in the county… is situated 5 miles northeast of Brecon Beacons.

Brecon Beacons

Latitude
51.88139° or 51° 52′ 53″ north
Longitude
-3.44391° or 3° 26′ 38″ west
Elevation
2,762 feet (842 metres)
Open location code
9C3RVHJ4+HC
Geo­Names ID
2654816
Wiki­data ID
Q904522
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Brecon Beacons” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Basque: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Breton: “Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Catalan: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Cebuano: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Chinese: “佈雷肯比肯斯”
  • Chinese: “布雷肯比肯斯”
  • Chinese: “布雷肯比肯斯國家公園”
  • Czech: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Danish: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Dutch: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Esperanto: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Estonian: “Brecon Beacons”
  • French: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Galician: “Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Galician: “Brecon Beacons”
  • German: “Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • German: “Brecon Beacons”
  • German: “Brecon-Beacons-Nationalpark”
  • Hebrew: “ברקון ביקונס”
  • Irish: “Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Italian: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Japanese: “ブレコン・ビーコンズ山地”
  • Kazakh: “Брекон-Биконс ұлттық саябағы”
  • Ladin: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Latvian: “Brekonbīkonsi”
  • Lithuanian: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Lithuanian: “Brekono Bakenai”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Norwegian: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Polish: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Polish: “Park Narodowy Brecon Beacons”
  • Portuguese: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Russian: “Брекон-Биконс”
  • Slovak: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Slovenian: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Spanish: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Swedish: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Thai: “เบรคอนบีคอนส์”
  • Thai: “อุทยานแห่งชาติเบรคอน บีคอนส์”
  • Turkish: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Ukrainian: “Брекон-Біконс”
  • Venetian: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Welsh: “Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Western Panjabi: “بریکن بیکنز”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Tai’r Bull and Cantref.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Craig Gwaun Taf and Afon Hepste.

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