Cadair Berwyn

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Cadair Berwyn
Cadair Berwyn and Llyn Lluncaws
Elevation	830 m (2723 ft)
Location	Denbighshire / Powys, Wales
Range	Berwyn range
Prominence	344 m
Topo map	OS Landranger 125
OS grid reference	SJ071323
Listing	Marilyn, Hewitt, council top, Nuttall
Translation	White-rick chair (Welsh)
Pronunciation	['kadair 'bɛrwɪn]

Name	Grid ref	Height	Status
Listed summits of Cadair Berwyn
Moel Sych	SJ066318	827 m	Hewitt, Nuttall
Tomle	SJ085335	742 m	Nuttall
Moel yr Ewig	SJ080317	695 m	Nuttall
Foel Wen	SJ099334	691 m	Hewitt, Nuttall
Mynydd Tarw	SJ112324	681 m	Hewitt, Nuttall
Godor	SJ094307	679 m	Nuttall
Godor north top	SJ089311	679 m	Nuttall

Cadair Berwyn or Cader Berwyn is a mountain summit in north east Wales. It is the highest point in the Berwyn range, and the highest significant summit in Wales outside the National Parks.

The mountain lies on main ridge of the Berwyns which runs north–south. The eastern side of the ridge is characterised by steep drops and crags including Craig Berwyn north of the summit and Craig y Llyn to the south. Craig y Llyn forms the headwall of a cwm, and it is to this that the word cadair (chair in Welsh) presumably refers. Further north along the ridge is Cadair Bronwen, whilst to south the ridge continues to Moel Sych (pronounced [mɔil si:x], Welsh for dry hill)

It is often reported that Moel Sych, 1 km along the ridge is of equal height, but Cadair Berwyn's spot height on the Ordnance Survey maps, where the trig point stands, is not the true summit. Cadair Berwyn's summit, 200 m south of the trig point, is a few metres taller than Moel Sych.

Several other summits in the area are listed as Hewitts or Nuttalls, including Foel Wen (pronounced [vɔil wɛn], Welsh for white hill) and Mynydd Tarw ([ˈmɐnɪð ˈtæɾu], bull mountain).

The summit lies on the border between Powys and Denbighshire, and is the highest point in the Denbighshire. The northern end Craig Berwyn is the highest point in Wrexham county borough.