Pen y Fan is an 886-metre (2,907 ft) Hewitt in Powys, Wales. It lies in the Llandovery to Monmouth area (Brecon Beacons). Its prominence, the drop to the col before higher ground, is 672 m. The summit is marked by a large cairn. It is also on the Marilyn, Simm, Nuttall, High Hill of Britain, Historic County Top and Current County/UA Top lists.
| Height | 886 m / 2,907 ft |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 672 m |
| Classifications | Marilyn, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, High Hill of Britain, Historic County Top, Current County/UA Top |
| Region | Llandovery to Monmouth |
| County | Powys |
| Country | Wales |
| OS grid reference | SO0120821583 |
| Latitude / longitude | 51.884031, -3.436765 |
| Summit feature | large cairn |
Plan a walk up Pen y Fan
BaggedIt’s GPX route builder snaps a route to the real paths around Pen y Fan and works out distance, ascent and difficulty as you plot. Download the map pack for Llandovery to Monmouth before you set off and it works with no signal. Record your track on the day, and logging the summit ticks it off your Hewitts list and your Nuttalls list.
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Hills near Pen y Fan
Other listed hills within 6 km, for planning a multi-summit day.
| Hill | Height | List | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn Du | 872 m | Nuttall | 0.6 km |
| Craig Gwaun Taf | 826 m | Nuttall | 1.1 km |
| Cribyn | 795 m | Hewitt | 1.2 km |
| Y Gyrn | 619 m | Nuttall | 2.3 km |
| Fan y Big | 717 m | Nuttall | 2.6 km |
| Bwlch y Ddwyallt | 754 m | Nuttall | 4.5 km |
| Fan Fawr | 734 m | Hewitt | 4.8 km |
| Waun Rydd | 769 m | Hewitt | 5.1 km |
See the full list of Hewitts or the Nuttalls, or read about every hill classification BaggedIt tracks.
Hill data from the Database of British and Irish Hills, licensed under CC BY 4.0.