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Hewitt · Powys, Wales

Fan Brycheiniog – Twr y Fan Foel

802.5 m

2,633 ftDrop 424 mSN 824 220

Finder: 11 Hewitts in Powys

sea level3,000 ft · Munro height2,500 ft · Corbett height2,000 ft · Graham, Hewitt height2 kmFan Brycheiniog – Twr y Fan Foel802.5Fan Gyhirych726.1Fan Nedd663Fan Fawr734Pen y Fan886
sea level2,500 ft · Corbett height2,000 ft · Graham, Hewitt height2 kmFan Brycheiniog – Twr y Fan Foel802.5Fan Gyhirych726.1Fan Nedd663
Looking north, 5427 km wide, heights ×1618 (method).

Fan Brycheiniog – Twr y Fan Foel is a Hewitt of 802.5 m in Powys. All four of its nearest neighbours lie to the east, so it stands at the western edge of its group.

On the Hewitts height ladder it sits between Ben Lugmore (803 m) and The Old Man of Coniston (802.4 m). Its nearest higher summit, Craig Gwaun Taf (826.4 m, 18.1 km east), is a listed top not profiled here.

To scale

Summit802.5 mKey col379 mdrop 424 msea level
Key col SN 870 195, 5.2 km south-east of the summit.

Where it stands

Height

802.5 m15th highest of 56 in Wales

Drop

424 m265th of 1,140 across Britain and Ireland

Isolation

18.1 km72nd most isolated of 1,139

Neighbours

  1. 1
    Fan Gyhirych6.3 km south-east
    726.1 m
  2. 2
    Fan Nedd9.6 km east
    663 m
  3. 3
    Fan Fawr14.8 km east
    734 m
  4. 4
    Pen y Fan18.7 km east
    886 m
1234Fan GyhirychFan NeddPen y FanN10 km

Lists

  • 62nd highest of the 275 Hewitts profiled here
  • 48th highest of the 193 Nuttalls profiled here
  • 402nd highest of the 885 Marilyns profiled here

Record

Nearest higher
Craig Gwaun Taf, 826.4 m, 18.1 km east
Region
32A: Llandovery to Monmouth
OS map
160
Summit
Cairn
DoBIH no.
5603
Map of Britain and Ireland marking Fan Brycheiniog - Twr y Fan Foel

Data: DoBIH v18.6, CC BY 4.0 (method). What prominence (drop) means, with real figures