Foel Fraith | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 602 m (1,975 ft) |
Prominence | 77 m (253 ft) |
Parent peak | Garreg Lwyd |
Listing | Hewitt, Nuttall |
Coordinates | 51°50′57″N 3°48′17″W / 51.8491°N 3.8047°W |
Naming | |
Language of name | Welsh |
Geography | |
Location | Carmarthenshire, Wales |
Parent range | Brecon Beacons |
OS grid | SN757182 |
Foel Fraith is a hill in the Black Mountain in the county of Carmarthenshire, southwest Wales. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark. Its plateau-like summit attains a height of 602 metres (1,975 ft) above sea level. To the north the subsidiary summit of Cefn y Cylchau reaches 556 feet (169 m), and to the southeast is the subsidiary summit of Carn Fadog or Cefn Carn Fadog, which reaches a height of 512 metres (1,680 ft).[1]