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
NameGrid refHeightStatus
Black MixenSO196643650 metres (2,133 ft)Hewitt, Nuttall
Bache HillSO213636610 metres (2,001 ft)Hewitt, Nuttall
WhimbleSO205626599 metres (1,965 ft)Dewey
Great CreigiauSO198636646 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 being 660 m or 2170 ft in height. The local rocks are sedimentary shales and mudstones with some Silurian limestone.

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 at 650 m or 2133 feet in height, and to the south the Black Mountains.[1] There is a prominent trig point at the summit, and a very useful landmark for walkers on the broad and featureless summit plateau.

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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