The Black Mountains Area of Bannau Brycheiniog (The Brecon Beacons National Park) - a fully detailed list of all the Mountains, Peaks, Tops and Hills
The Black Mountains Area of Bannau Brycheiniog (The Brecon Beacons National Park) is the Eastern half of the National Park. It is enclosed by:
- The Park Boundary to the North, East & South
- The B4558 from Brecon to Talybont-on-Usk and then a minor road south past Talybont Reservoir, Pentwyn Reservoir and Pontsticill Reservoir to Pontsticill to the West
If you include just the Mountains (Hewitts) and the Nuttalls there are 12 tops to climb, bag & conquer and the highest point is Waun Fach at 811m (2,662ft).
To see these Mountains, Peaks, Tops and Hills displayed in different ways - see the options towards the bottom of this page.
Your Personal Bagging Record for The Black Mountains Area of Bannau Brycheiniog (The Brecon Beacons)
When logged on, you can mark each Mountain, Peak, Top or Hill as 'bagged' by either:
- if you opt to display the tops in this area using a google map, click or tap on its symbol on the map below. This will open a text window. Click or tap on the 'Record [mountain name] as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered' link towards the bottom of the text window, or
- if you opt to display the tops in this area as a list, click or tap on the red 'not yet' symbol to the right of the name of each 'top'
Either method will open a new page where you can complete all your details such as:
- when you bagged the Mountain, Peak, Top or Hill;
- which route you took
- who you went with
- what the weather was like
- any other comment that will remind you of the day
Once you have completed your details and click or tap the submit button, you will automatically return to this page and the top you bagged will show with a green tick.
NB. None of the above fields are 'mandatory' - you can leave them blank if you wish.
NNB. You also have the option whether to display your peak bagging exploits to other users of this site or keep them private so only you can see them when you are logged on.
Furthermore, since you can also access your Personal Mountain & Hill Bagging Record via go4awalk Mobile you can quickly & easily record, edit and view your achievements - whether you are at home/work on your desktop computer or in the pub/at the top of a mountain with your Mobile Phone. (You can even download your Personal Mountain & Hill Bagging Record as a .csv file for importing into and saving with spreadsheet software like Excel or NeoOffice!)
This facility costs one credit to initially access your personal bagging record. Once accessed, all other interactions, such as recording other Mountains, Peaks, Tops and Hills as 'bagged' or altering an existing bagging record, are free.
Click REGISTER to register and purchase credits.
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See this list in: Alphabetical Order | Height Order‡
To reverse the order select the link again.
Mountain, Peak, Top or Hill:
Bagged
1. Waun Fach
811m (2,662ft)
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Mountain Nuttall Marilyn OS Trig Point
 See the location of Waun Fach and walks up it on a google Map Waun Fach is on interactive maps: OS Explorer (Orange Covers): OL13 OS Landranger (Pink Covers): 161 Waun Fach is on downloadable PDF you can Print or Save to your Phone: The Black Mountains Area area of The Brecon Beacons National Park |
2. Pen y Gadair Fawr
800m (2,625ft)
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Mountain Nuttall
See the location of Pen y Gadair Fawr and walks up it on a google Map Pen y Gadair Fawr is on interactive maps: OS Explorer (Orange Covers): OL13 OS Landranger (Pink Covers): 161 Pen y Gadair Fawr is on downloadable PDF you can Print or Save to your Phone: The Black Mountains Area area of The Brecon Beacons National Park |
3. Pen Allt-mawr
719m (2,362ft)
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Mountain Nuttall OS Trig Point
See the location of Pen Allt-mawr and walks up it on a google Map Pen Allt-mawr is on interactive maps: OS Explorer (Orange Covers): OL13 OS Landranger (Pink Covers): 161 Pen Allt-mawr is on downloadable PDF you can Print or Save to your Phone: The Black Mountains Area area of The Brecon Beacons National Park |
4. Rhos Dirion
713m (2,340ft)
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Nuttall OS Trig Point
See the location of Rhos Dirion and walks up it on a google Map Rhos Dirion is on interactive maps: OS Explorer (Orange Covers): OL13 OS Landranger (Pink Covers): 161 Rhos Dirion is on downloadable PDF you can Print or Save to your Phone: The Black Mountains Area area of The Brecon Beacons National Park |
5. Black Mountain
703m (2,307ft)
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Mountain Nuttall Marilyn Black Mountain straddles the border between England and Wales. Although the actual summit of Black Mountain is in the welsh county of Powys by a couple of metres, the upper NW slope of Black Mountain is the highest point in the english county of Herefordshire.
See the location of Black Mountain and walks up it on a google Map Black Mountain is on interactive maps: OS Explorer (Orange Covers): OL13 OS Landranger (Pink Covers): 161 Black Mountain is on downloadable PDF you can Print or Save to your Phone: The Black Mountains Area area of The Brecon Beacons National Park |
6. Pen Cerrig-calch
701m (2,300ft)
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Mountain Nuttall OS Trig Point
See the location of Pen Cerrig-calch and walks up it on a google Map Pen Cerrig-calch is on interactive maps: OS Explorer (Orange Covers): OL13 OS Landranger (Pink Covers): 161 Pen Cerrig-calch is on downloadable PDF you can Print or Save to your Phone: The Black Mountains Area area of The Brecon Beacons National Park |
7. Twmpa (Lord Hereford's Knob)
690m (2,264ft)
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Mountain Nuttall
See the location of Twmpa (Lord Hereford's Knob) and walks up it on a google Map Twmpa (Lord Hereford's Knob) is on interactive maps: OS Explorer (Orange Covers): OL13 OS Landranger (Pink Covers): 161 Twmpa (Lord Hereford's Knob) is on downloadable PDF you can Print or Save to your Phone: The Black Mountains Area area of The Brecon Beacons National Park |
8. Chwarel y Fan
679m (2,228ft)
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Mountain Nuttall Chwarel y Fan is the highest point in the county of Monmouthshire.
See the location of Chwarel y Fan and walks up it on a google Map Chwarel y Fan is on interactive maps: OS Explorer (Orange Covers): OL13 OS Landranger (Pink Covers): 161 Chwarel y Fan is on downloadable PDF you can Print or Save to your Phone: The Black Mountains Area area of The Brecon Beacons National Park |
9. Mynydd Llysiau
663m (2,175ft)
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Mountain Nuttall
See the location of Mynydd Llysiau and walks up it on a google Map Mynydd Llysiau is on interactive maps: OS Explorer (Orange Covers): OL13 OS Landranger (Pink Covers): 161 Mynydd Llysiau is on downloadable PDF you can Print or Save to your Phone: The Black Mountains Area area of The Brecon Beacons National Park |
10. Pen Twyn Mawr
658m (2,160ft)
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Nuttall
See the location of Pen Twyn Mawr and walks up it on a google Map Pen Twyn Mawr is on interactive maps: OS Explorer (Orange Covers): OL13 OS Landranger (Pink Covers): 161 Pen Twyn Mawr is on downloadable PDF you can Print or Save to your Phone: The Black Mountains Area area of The Brecon Beacons National Park |
11. Pen Twyn Glas
646m (2,120ft)
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Nuttall
See the location of Pen Twyn Glas and walks up it on a google Map Pen Twyn Glas is on interactive maps: OS Explorer (Orange Covers): OL13 OS Landranger (Pink Covers): 161 Pen Twyn Glas is on downloadable PDF you can Print or Save to your Phone: The Black Mountains Area area of The Brecon Beacons National Park |
12. Cefn yr Ystrad
617m (2,025ft)
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Mountain Nuttall Marilyn OS Trig Point
See the location of Cefn yr Ystrad and walks up it on a google Map Cefn yr Ystrad is on interactive maps: OS Explorer (Orange Covers): OL12 OS Landranger (Pink Covers): 160 Cefn yr Ystrad is on downloadable PDF you can Print or Save to your Phone: The Black Mountains Area area of The Brecon Beacons National Park |
View these 12 Mountains, Peaks, Tops and Hills:
- On a Downloadable PDF you can Print or Save to your Phone#
- On an Interactive Google Map (loads faster)
- On an Interactive Google Map with a list of tops below it.
(makes it easier to locate a particular top) - On a Detailed List in:
Alphabetical Order | Height Order - On one page with 'yet-to-be-bagged' listed 1st & then 'already-bagged' tops listed 2nd in:
Alphabetical Order | Height Order - On one page with 'already-bagged' tops listed 1st & then 'yet-to-be-bagged' tops listed 2nd in:
Alphabetical Order | Height Order
Waun Fach in The Black Mountains Area of The Brecon Beacons
Photo: Jon Rimmer
Is there a Mountain, Peak, Top or Hill missing from the above google map or list?
