Black Mountain

The Black Mountain is a hill in the Black Mountains. It is the only Marilyn to fall exactly on the – border, and it straddles and . Its parent peak, , lies to the west.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,310 feet
  • Description: mountain (703.6m) on the Welsh-English border in the UK
  • Also known as: “Mynydd Du” and “Twyn Llech”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hay Bluff and Black Hill.

Peak
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is a prominent hill at the northern tip of the Black Mountains, an extensive upland massif which straddles the border between south-east and .

Peak
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The is a hill in the Black Mountains in , England at grid reference SO275348. It rises just west of the village of , near the border with .

Peak
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or Lord Hereford's Knob is a mountain in south-east , forming a part of the great northwest scarp of the Black Mountains. It lies 1.86 miles west of the border with England, and around 4.34 miles south of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Craswall and Capel-y-ffin.

Village
is a village and civil parish in , England. It lies in the far west of the county, in the foothills of the Black Mountains, close to the border with .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet near the English-Welsh border, a couple of miles north of in , Wales. It lies within the Black Mountains and within the . The nearest town is , some 8 miles to the northwest.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England that lies at the foot of Hill next to the town of in Wales. It is a short walk from Hay, the distance between bus stops, and can be reached by walking or driving out of Hay towards , and turning right into Dingle.

Black Mountain

Latitude
52.01214° or 52° 0′ 44″ north
Longitude
-3.08646° or 3° 5′ 11″ west
Elevation
2,310 feet (704 metres)
Open location code
9C4R2W67+VC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7821106543
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
12608123
Wiki­data ID
Q3401505
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Black Mountain” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Twyn Llech”
  • Dutch: “Twyn Llech”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل توين ليتش”
  • French: “Black Mountain”
  • Irish: “Twyn Llech”
  • Japanese: “ブラックマウンテン (丘)”
  • Ladin: “Twyn Llech”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Black Mountain i Herefordshire”
  • Welsh: “Mynydd Du”
  • Welsh: “Twyn Llech”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hay Bluff and Molly’s Waterfall.

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