Mynydd Llysiau

Mynydd Llysiau

Mynydd Llysiau from near Waun Fach. Behind are: Sugar Loaf (left) Pen Allt-mawr (right)
Highest point
Elevation 663 m (2,175 ft)
Prominence 40 m (130 ft)
Parent peak Waun Fach
Listing Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
Translation mountain of the fruit (Welsh)
Geography
Location Black Mountains, South Wales
OS grid SO215300
Topo map OS Landranger 161

Mynydd Llysiau is a subsidiary summit of Waun Fach in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. It lies halfway between Waun Fach and Pen Allt-mawr. It is a distinguished summit with a steep eastern face.

The summit, marked by a pile of stones, is long grassy ridge. To the south is Pen Twyn Glas, before which are two boundary stones that resemble grave stones.[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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Coordinates: 51°57′47″N 3°08′38″W / 51.96292°N 3.14392°W / 51.96292; -3.14392

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