Pen y Gadair Fawr is an 800-metre (2,625 ft) Hewitt in Powys, Wales. It lies in the Llandovery to Monmouth area (Black Mountains). Its prominence, the drop to the col before higher ground, is 47 m. The summit is marked by a cairn. It is also on the Simm and Nuttall lists.
| Height | 800 m / 2,625 ft |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 47 m |
| Classifications | Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall |
| Region | Llandovery to Monmouth |
| County | Powys |
| Country | Wales |
| OS grid reference | SO2294428758 |
| Latitude / longitude | 51.951961, -3.12264 |
| Summit feature | cairn |
Plan a walk up Pen y Gadair Fawr
BaggedIt’s GPX route builder snaps a route to the real paths around Pen y Gadair Fawr 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 Gadair Fawr
Other listed hills within 7 km, for planning a multi-summit day.
| Hill | Height | List | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waun Fach | 811 m | Hewitt | 1.9 km |
| Mynydd Llysiau | 663 m | Hewitt | 2.4 km |
| Pen Twyn Mawr | 658 m | Nuttall | 2.4 km |
| Chwarel y Fan | 679 m | Hewitt | 2.9 km |
| Pen Twyn Glas | 646 m | Nuttall | 3.4 km |
| Rhos Dirion | 713 m | Nuttall | 4.9 km |
| Pen Allt-mawr | 720 m | Hewitt | 5.0 km |
| Twmpa | 690 m | Hewitt | 6.3 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.