| Picws Du | |
|---|---|
 Picws Du from Fan Brycheiniog | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 749 m (2,457 ft) |
| Prominence | 93 m (305 ft) |
| Parent peak | Fan Brycheiniog |
| Listing | Hewitt, Nuttall, sub HuMP |
| Coordinates | 51°52′57″N 3°43′40″W / 51.8826°N 3.7277°W |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Welsh |
| Geography | |
 | |
| Location | Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| Parent range | Brecon Beacons |
| OS grid | SN825217 |
| Name | Grid ref | Height | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waun Lefrith | SN969193 | 677 metres (2,221 ft) | Nuttall |
Picws Du is the second highest peak of the Carmarthen Fans (Welsh: Bannau Sir Gâr or Bannau Sir Gaer) in the Carmarthenshire section of the Black Mountain in the west of the Brecon Beacons National Park in south Wales. The highest peak is Fan Foel immediately next along the ridge and it is a subsidiary summit of Fan Brycheiniog.[1] Picws Du falls within Fforest Fawr Geopark and its prominent summit is marked by a large Bronze Age round barrow at a height of 2457 feet above sea level. Waun Lefrith is the other, lower summit of the Carmarthen Fans situated to the west.[2] The peak overlooks the glacial lake of Llyn y Fan Fach in the cwm below. As the peak sits on the edge of the escarpment on a ridge which juts out into the valley below, the views from the summit are panoramic and extensive. The views to the north are especially impressive when the weather is clear, looking towards the Cambrian Mountains, Mynydd Epynt and Brecon. Swansea and the Bristol Channel can just be seen on the horizon to the south, across the gently falling dip slope. Pen y Fan and Corn Du are distinctive landmarks seen directly to the east across Fforest Fawr.
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- ^ Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.
- ^ Ordnance Survey Explorer map OL12 'Brecon Beacons National Park: western area'