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Hill (713.4m) in Powys, Wales

Rhos Dirion
The north face of Rhos Dirion from Twmpa
Highest point
Elevation713 m (2,339 ft)
Prominence22 m (72 ft)
Parent peakWaun Fach
Listingsub Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
Language of nameWelsh
Geography
LocationBlack Mountains, South Wales
OS gridSO210333
Topo mapOS Landranger 161

Rhos Dirion is a top of Waun Fach in the Black Mountains in south-eastern Wales. It is the highest point on the Rhos Dirion - Chwarel y Fan ridge.

The summit is marked by a trig point and crowns an area of peat bog, heather and long grasses. Its northern face is precipitous.

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.

External links

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

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