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 | |
Elevation | 741 m (2,431 ft) |
Prominence | 64 m (210 ft) |
Parent peak | Pen Pumlumon Fawr |
Listing | Hewitt, Nuttall |
Coordinates | 52°28′30″N 3°44′45″W / 52.4750°N 3.7458°W |
Naming | |
Language of name | Welsh |
Geography | |
Location | Ceredigion, Wales |
Parent range | Cambrian Mountains |
OS grid | SN789869 |
Topo map | OS 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]
See also
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edit- ^ 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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