Wales
Craig Dyfnant
539M
1768FT
About Craig Dyfnant
Tucked away in the wild heart of the Elan Valley, this 539m Tump embodies the quiet, rolling character of the Cambrian Mountains. Its broad, grassy summit offers a genuine sense of isolation, looking out over a landscape of peat moorland and hidden reservoirs, far from the busier peaks of North Wales.
Key Statistics
Rank
64th Highest in Wales
Parent Range
Wales
Prominence
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44m
Nearest Town
Powys
Geology
You are walking across the Rhayader Mudstones Formation. The ground here is made of mudstone, a fine-grained rock formed from layers of ancient, compressed mud.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
SN875656
Latitude
52.2770°N
Longitude
3.6504°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is Welsh for 'Crag of the Deep Valley', derived from 'dyfn' (deep) and 'nant' (stream or valley), a reference to the steep-sided clough carved by the Nant Dyfnant on the hill's northern flank.
- •The summit provides an excellent vantage point for viewing the sprawling moorland of the Elan Valley estate and the prominent, cairn-topped silhouette of Drygarn Fawr to the southwest.
- •This area forms part of a vast catchment protected for its water quality, with the surrounding slopes draining into the great Victorian engineering projects of the Claerwen and Caban-coch reservoirs.
- •Navigating this terrain requires a keen eye for ground conditions; the 'crag' in the name is somewhat optimistic compared to the reality of the expansive, and often saturated, peat hags.