Bwlch ar y Fan
Bwlch ar y Fan is a mountain saddle in Llanfrynach, Powys, Wales and has an elevation of 1,965 feet. Bwlch ar y Fan is situated nearby to the locality Craig Cwm Cynwyn, as well as near Gwaun Perfedd.Places of Interest
Highlights include Brecon Beacons National Park and Pen y Fan.
Brecon Beacons National Park
Photo: Heinz-Josef Lücking, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The Brecon Beacons National Park is a national park in southern Wales. Within an area of 1347 km², the park contains some of the most spectacular and distinctive upland formations in southern Britain.
Pen y Fan
Peak
Photo: Dave.Dunford, Public domain.
Pen y Fan is the highest peak in South Wales, situated in Brecon Beacons National Park. At 886 metres above sea-level, it is also the highest British peak south of Cadair Idris in Snowdonia.
Cribyn
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cribyn is a mountain in the Brecon Beacons with an elevation of 2608 feet, about 300 feet lower than the neighbouring peaks of Pen y Fan and Corn Du. It is a prominent peak in the long and impressive escarpment facing north and running roughly east–west of the central section of the Brecon Beacons.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Libanus and Llanfrynach.
Libanus
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Libanus is a village in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, and in the community of Glyn Tarell. Presumably, the name of the village derives from Mount Lebanon, also known as the Lebanon Mountains, the ancient name for which was Libanus, a common name for chapels in Wales.
Llanfrynach
Village
Photo: Helene, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanfrynach is a village and community in the county of Powys, Wales, and the historic county of Brecknockshire. The population of the community as taken at the 2011 census was 571.
Bwlch ar y Fan
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,965 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Llanfrynach, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.8749° or 51° 52′ 30″ northLongitude
-3.4081° or 3° 24′ 29″ westElevation
1,965 feet (599 metres)Open location code
9C3RVHFR+XQOpenStreetMap ID
node 10094923537OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Localities in the Area
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