Fan Frynych from the summit of Craig Cerrig-gleisiad
Highest point
Elevation
629 m (2,064 ft)
Prominence
74 m (243 ft)
Parent peak
Fan Fawr
Listing
Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
Language of name
Welsh
Geography
Location
Powys, United Kingdom
Parent range
Brecon Beacons
OS grid
SN969193
Topo map
OS Landranger 160
Fan Frynych is the northernmost peak of the Fforest Fawr massif in the Brecon Beacons National Park, South Wales. It is classed as a subsidiary summit of Fan Fawr and makes up half of the Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych National Nature Reserve with its sister peak Craig Cerrig-gleisiad.
The summit is marked by a trig point, where the northern face of Craig Cerrig-gleisiad can be viewed.[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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