Waun Fach
Waun Fach is, with a summit height of 811 metres, the highest mountain in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. It is one of the three Marilyns over 600 m that make up the range, the others being Black Mountain and Mynydd Troed.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pen y Gadair Fawr and Grwyne Fawr Reservoir.
Pen y Gadair Fawr
Peak
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pen y Gadair Fawr is an 800 metres high subsidiary summit of Waun Fach and the second highest peak in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. Marked by a medium-sized cairn, it is a much more distinguished top than its parent 1.5 km to the northwest.
Grwyne Fawr Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Martin Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Grwyne Fawr Reservoir is located in the valley of the river Grwyne Fawr in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales. Completed in 1928, it has the capacity to hold 400,000,000 imperial gallons.
Mynydd Llysiau
Peak
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mynydd Llysiau is a subsidiary summit of Waun Fach in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. It lies halfway between Waun Fach and Pen Allt-mawr. It is a distinguished summit with a steep eastern face.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capel-y-ffin and Pengenffordd.
Capel-y-ffin
Hamlet
Photo: JamesWoolley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capel-y-ffin is a hamlet near the English-Welsh border, a couple of miles north of Llanthony in Powys, Wales. It lies within the Black Mountains and within the Brecon Beacons National Park. The nearest town is Hay-on-Wye, some 8 miles to the northwest.
Pengenffordd
Hamlet
Pengenffordd is a hamlet located in the community of Talgarth, in the Brecknockshire area of south Powys. It is 33 miles from Cardiff and 135 miles from London.
Llanelieu
Hamlet
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanelieu is a small settlement and former civil parish in Powys, Wales on the northern edge of the Black Mountains within the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Waun Fach
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,661 feet
- Description: mountain (811m) in Powys
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Vale of Grwyney, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.96287° or 51° 57′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.14333° or 3° 8′ 36″ westElevation
2,661 feet (811 metres)Open location code
9C3RXV74+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 299513005OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Waun Fach” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Waun Fach”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل واون فاتش”
- Irish: “Waun Fach”
- Ladin: “Waun Fach”
- Welsh: “Waun Fach”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pen y Manllywn and Pen Trumau.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Waun Fach”. Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.