Hay Bluff | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 677 m (2,221 ft) |
Prominence | 11 m (36 ft) |
Parent peak | Black Mountain |
Listing | Deleted Nuttall |
Coordinates | 52°01′22″N 3°06′10″W / 52.0229°N 3.1027°W |
Geography | |
Parent range | Black Mountains |
OS grid | SO24433662 |
Hay Bluff (Welsh: Penybegwn)[1] is a prominent hill at the northern tip of the Black Mountains, an extensive upland massif which straddles the border between south-east Wales and England. The mountain sits at the point where the main northeast-facing escarpment of the Black Mountains meets the northwest facing escarpment, the next peak to the west being Twmpa. The flat summit of Hay Bluff which is marked by a triangulation pillar at a height of 677 metres (2,221 ft) overlooks the middle Wye Valley and the book town of Hay-on-Wye.
The hill is largely within the Welsh county of Powys though parts of its eastern flanks lie within the English county of Herefordshire. In 2024 a monolith similar to the one in Utah was found atop the hill. It is unknown who placed it there or for what purpose.[2]