Rhos Fawr

Rhos Fawr
Great Rhos

The summit plateau of Rhos Fawr
Highest point
Elevation 660 m (2,170 ft)
Prominence 374 m (1,227 ft)
Parent peak Plynlimon
Listing Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall, county top (Radnorshire)
Coordinates 52°16′02″N 3°11′59″W / 52.2671°N 3.1998°W / 52.2671; -3.1998
Geography
Location Powys, Wales
Parent range Cambrian Mountains
OS grid SO182639
Topo map OS Landranger 148
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
Whimble SO205626 599 metres (1,965 ft) Dewey
Great Creigiau SO198636 646 metres (2,119 ft) Buxton & Lewis

Rhos Fawr or Great Rhos is a mountain summit 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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