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” and “Y Mynydd Du”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Garreg Las and Llyn y Fan Fach.

Peak
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is a subsidiary summit of …

Reservoir
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is a lake of approximately 10 hectares… is situated 2 miles northeast of Black Mountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gwynfe and Cwmllynfell.

Village
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or Capel is a small village inside the… is situated 3½ miles west of Black Mountain.

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

Town
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is a village on the south side of the… 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”
  • Polish: “Black Mountain”
  • Slovak: “Black Mountain”
  • Spanish: “Mynydd Du”
  • Swedish: “Black Mountain”
  • Venetian: “Black Mountain”
  • Welsh: “Mynydd Du”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Llanddeusant and Twynllannan.

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