Black Mountain

The Black Mountain is a mountain range in South, Mid and West Wales, straddling the county boundary between and and forming the westernmost range of the .
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  • Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,732 feet
  • Description: mountain range at the west of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales, UK
  • Also known as: The Black Mountain

Places of Interest

Highlights include Garreg Las and Llyn y Fan Fach.

Peak
is a subsidiary summit of in the in , southern . Its summit sits towards the northern end of a broad north-south ridge, Esgair Hir, at 635 metres above sea level.

Reservoir
is a lake of approximately 10 hectares on the northern margin of the Black Mountain in , South and lying within the . is situated 2 miles northeast of Black Mountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gwynfe and Cwmllynfell.

Village
or Capel is a small village inside the portion of that is in , a county of southwestern . is situated 3½ miles west of Black Mountain.

Village
is a village, community and electoral ward in county borough, Wales. is situated 5 miles south of Black Mountain.

Town
is a village on the south side of the Black Mountain, part of the . The village is split into Upper and by the River Amman, which is also the boundary between the counties of and . is situated 5 miles southwest of Black Mountain.

Black Mountain

Latitude
51.86667° or 51° 52′ north
Longitude
-3.78333° or 3° 47′ west
Elevation
1,732 feet (528 metres)
Open location code
9C3RV688+MM
Geo­Names ID
2655462
Wiki­data ID
Q3396979
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Black Mountain” goes by many names.
  • Breton: Mynydd Du
  • Cebuano: Black Mountain
  • Czech: Black Mountain
  • Dutch: Black Mountain
  • Japanese: ブラックマウンテン (ウェールズ)
  • Ladin: Black Mountain (range)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Black Mountain i Wales
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Y Mynydd Du
  • Polish: Black Mountain (pasmo górskie)
  • Polish: Black Mountain
  • Slovak: Black Mountain
  • Swedish: Black Mountain
  • Venetian: Black Mountain
  • Welsh: Mynydd Du

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Cefn y Cylchau and Foel Fraith.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Black Mountain”. Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.