Foel Wen

Foel Wen
Highest point
Elevation 690 m (2,260 ft)
Prominence 59 m (194 ft)
Listing Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
Translation white hill (Welsh)
Geography
Location Denbighshire / Powys, Wales
Parent range Berwyn range
OS grid SJ071323
Topo map OS Landranger 125
Listed summits of Foel Wen
Name Grid ref Height Status
Foel Wen South Top SJ066318 687 metres (2,254 ft) sub Hewitt, Nuttall

Foel Wen (pronounced [ˈvɔil ˈwɛn]) is a subsidiary summit of Cadair Berwyn in north east Wales. It is one of the summits found on the most easterly of Cadair Berwyn's long south ridges.

The summit is grassy, and the entire face of Craig Berwyn can be viewed. To the north lies Tomle, while to the south lies its south top and Mynydd Tarw.[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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Coordinates: 52°52′48″N 3°22′55″W / 52.88011°N 3.38191°W / 52.88011; -3.38191

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