Fan Gyhirych

Fan Gyhirych
The north face of Fan Gyhirych with Crai reservoir beyond
Highest point
Elevation725 m (2,379 ft)
Prominence280 m (920 ft)
Parent peakPen y Fan
ListingMarilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Coordinates51°51′32″N 3°37′37″W / 51.8590°N 3.6270°W / 51.8590; -3.6270
Naming
Language of nameWelsh
Geography
Map
LocationPowys, Wales
Parent rangeBrecon Beacons
Topo mapOS Landranger 160
Listed summits of Fan Gyhirych
Name Grid ref Height Status
Fan Fraith SN969193 668 metres (2,192 ft) Nuttall
Yr Allt SN969193 604 metres (1,982 ft) sub Hewitt

Fan Gyhirych is a mountain in the Fforest Fawr section of Brecon Beacons National Park in south Wales. It lies within the county of Breconshire, and administered as part of the unitary authority of Powys.[1]

Its highest point at 2379 feet (or 725 m) is marked by a trig point which is located towards the western side of the summit plateau. The hill drains to the north into the catchment of the Afon Crai and to the south and west into that of the River Tawe. Fan Fraith is a nearby hill which can be considered a subsidiary top of Fan Gyhirych.[2]

  1. ^ Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey Explorer map OL12 'Brecon Beacons National Park: western area'