Pen Pumlumon Arwystli is the second highest summit on the Plynlimon massif, a part of the Cambrian Mountains in the county of Ceredigion, Wales.

Pen Pumlumon Arwystli
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Highest point
Elevation741 m (2,431 ft)
Prominence64 m (210 ft)
Parent peakPen Pumlumon Fawr
ListingHewitt, Nuttall
Coordinates52°28′30″N 3°44′45″W / 52.4750°N 3.7458°W / 52.4750; -3.7458
Naming
Language of nameWelsh
Geography
LocationCeredigion, Wales
Parent rangeCambrian Mountains
OS gridSN789869
Topo mapOS Landranger 135

The summit is grassy, and is marked by 3 large ancient cairns. The views include Rhos Fawr, Drygarn Fawr, Pen y Garn to the south and Aran Fawddwy, Glasgwm, Tarrenhendre and Tarren y Gesail to the north.

The longest river in Britain, the River Severn, has its source on a lower boggy plateau to the north of the summit.[1]

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References

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  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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