Great Rhos
Great Rhos is a mountain in New Radnor, Powys, Wales and has an elevation of 2,165 feet. Great Rhos is situated nearby to the area Radnor Forest, as well as near the village Llanfihangel Rhydithon.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rhos Fawr and Black Mixen.
Rhos Fawr
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhos Fawr is a mountain summit in the Radnor Forest, a rather isolated dome of hills to the north of the village of New Radnor. The local rocks are sedimentary shales and mudstones with some Silurian limestone.
Black Mixen
Peak
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Black Mixen is a subsidiary summit of Rhos Fawr or Great Rhos in the Radnor Forest. The summit is large peat bog plateau. The summit is marked with a cairn, and is next to a radio transmitter and its building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanfihangel Rhydithon and New Radnor.
Llanfihangel Rhydithon
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanfihangel Rhydithon is a community in the county of Powys, Wales, and is 56.1 miles from Cardiff and 143.5 miles from London. In 2011 the population of Llanfihangel Rhydithon was 228 with 6.7% of them able to speak Welsh. Llanfihangel Rhydithon is situated 2½ miles northwest of Great Rhos.
New Radnor
Village
New Radnor is a village and community in Powys, Wales. It is south of Radnor Forest, and was historically the county town of Radnorshire. In the 2001 census, the community's population of 410 was split evenly between male and female, in 192 households. New Radnor is situated 2½ miles southeast of Great Rhos.
Llandegley
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llandegley, is a village near Llandrindod Wells, in the community of Penybont, in Powys, mid Wales, United Kingdom. It is the supposed location of the spoof Llandegley International Airport. Llandegley is situated 3 miles west of Great Rhos.
Great Rhos
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,165 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: New Radnor, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.26714° or 52° 16′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.19984° or 3° 11′ 59″ westElevation
2,165 feet (660 metres)Open location code
9C4R7R82+V3GeoNames ID
12607423
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