Mynydd Llysiau
Mynydd Llysiau from near Waun Fach. Behind are: Sugar Loaf (left) Pen Allt-mawr (right)
Highest point
Elevation663 m (2,175 ft)
Prominence40 m (130 ft)
Parent peakWaun Fach
ListingHewitt, Nuttall
Naming
English translationmountain of the fruit
Language of nameWelsh
Geography
LocationBlack Mountains, South Wales
OS gridSO215300
Topo mapOS 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.

51°57′47″N 3°08′38″W / 51.96292°N 3.14392°W / 51.96292; -3.14392

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