Rhos Fawr

Rhos Fawr
Great Rhos

The summit plateau of Rhos Fawr
Elevation 660 m (2,165 ft)
Prominence 373 m (1,224 ft)
Parent peak Plynlimon
Listing Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall, county top (Radnorshire)
Location
Location Powys,  Wales
Range Cambrian Mountains
Topo map OS Landranger 148
OS grid SO182639
Listed summits of Rhos Fawr
Name Grid ref Height Status
Black Mixen SO196643 650 metres (2,133 ft) Hewitt, Nuttall
Bache Hill SO213636 610 metres (2,001 ft) Hewitt, Nuttall

Rhos Fawr or Great Rhos is a mountain in Mid Wales, and is the highest point on the Radnor Forest rock dome.

The summit is located on a broad heathery plateau, which is separated from Black Mixen: the eastern plateau summit, by the cwm of Harvey Dingle. To the west is Drygarn Fawr and Gorllwyn, to the north Plynlimon, to the east Black Mixen and to the south the Black Mountains.[1]

References

  1. ^ Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.

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