Talk:Pen y Fan

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I am assuming you meant that looking east or west AT THAT LATITUDE there are no higher peaks until the ones mentioned. There are certainly points in the Alps and Rockies that are higher, perhaps even in the Appalachians and Massif Central too.

I've removed it. It can't be the former, because McKinley is considerably further north than Pen y Fan (61 degrees versus 51), and it can't be the latter - as you say, the Appalachians are higher than Pen y Fan. Varitek 15:20, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

Added the point re the Tommy Jones memorial. The point that the memorial is on the route from the Storey Arms is from memory so might not be 100% correct. Alunwyn 12:35, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

There's an obelisk marked on the OS maps on the ridge NW of Corn Du, which looks like a reasonable route from the Storey Arms to me. Is there any chance of a reference for the Tommy Jones story, by the way? --Stemonitis 13:28, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Correct spelling

I've reverted this back to Pen y Fan, as I believe that is the correct Welsh spelling. It is spelled as such on the official OS maps, any literature from the Brecon Beacons national park and the relevant mountain rescue teams! Younger2007 (talk) 16:48, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

The spelling Pen-y-fan is the correct form in Welsh (just for the record, I am a Welsh translator). Ordnance survey maps and other sources often perpetuate incorrect spellings of Welsh place names. Thomani9

It may seem counter-intuitive, but in Wikipedia, what is important is what can be verified, not what is true. It is easy to provide sources for "Pen y Fan" (e.g. the OS); what sources can you provide for Pen-y-fan? — ras52 (talk) 00:32, 4 January 2008 (UTC)