Waun Fach
| Waun Fach | |
|---|---|
Waun Fach from Mynydd Llysiau | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 811 m (2,661 ft) |
| Prominence | 622 m (2,041 ft) |
| Parent peak | Pen y Fan |
| Listing | Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall |
| Naming | |
| English translation | small moor |
| Language of name | Welsh |
| Pronunciation | Welsh: [wai̯n ˈvaːχ] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Black Mountains, South Wales |
| OS grid | SO215300 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 161 |
| Name | Grid ref | Height | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pen y Gadair Fawr | SN969193 | 800 metres (2,625 ft) | Hewitt, Nuttall |
| Pen Allt-mawr | SN969193 | 720 metres (2,362 ft) | Hewitt, Nuttall |
| Rhos Dirion | SN969193 | 713 metres (2,339 ft) | sub Hewitt, Nuttall |
| Pen Cerrig-calch | SN969193 | 701 metres (2,300 ft) | Hewitt, Nuttall |
| Twmpa | SN969193 | 690 metres (2,264 ft) | Hewitt, Nuttall |
| Chwarel y Fan | SN969193 | 679 metres (2,228 ft) | Hewitt, Nuttall |
| Mynydd Llysiau | SN969193 | 663 metres (2,175 ft) | Hewitt, Nuttall |
Waun Fach is, with a summit height of 811 metres (2,661 ft), 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. To the north Rhos Fawr and the Radnor Forest can be seen. It is the third highest mountain in Britain south of Snowdonia (after Pen y Fan and its near neighbour Corn Du). It is situated at the head of the Grwyne Fechan valley, above and to the west of the Grwyne Fawr reservoir. It has an undistinguished (and almost indistinguishable) rounded summit. The nearby tops on the ridge, Pen Trumau and Pen y Gadair Fawr, although lower, are very much more recognisable.