Wales
Penrhiw-wen
510M
1674FT
About Penrhiw-wen
Rising to 510 metres near Rhayader, Penrhiw-wen is a classic slice of the Cambrian 'Green Desert.' It is an austere, grassy expanse that offers fantastic isolation, provided you don't mind the local sheep judging your choice of neon Gore-Tex from a distance.
Key Statistics
Rank
118th Highest in Wales
Parent Range
Wales
Prominence
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34m
Nearest Town
Llansantffraed-Cwmdeuddwr
Geology
You are walking across the Rhayader Mudstones Formation. This landscape is built from layers of mud that have hardened into solid rock.
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
SN925709
Latitude
52.3256°N
Longitude
3.5788°W
Did You Know?
- •The fell is classified as a Dewey, belonging to the elite club of Welsh hills standing between 500 and 610 metres with a modest 30-metre drop.
- •This region served as a spiritual heartland for the Calvinistic Methodist movement, where the landscape's rugged simplicity mirrored the denomination's focus on theological purity and the sovereignty of God.
- •To the west lie the Elan Valley reservoirs, a Victorian engineering marvel that transformed this wild topography into a massive plumbing system for the city of Birmingham.
- •The summit sits within one of the least populated areas of Wales, making it a premier destination for hikers who find the presence of other human beings entirely too loud.
- •The summit 'plateau' is less a definitive geographical point and more a theoretical suggestion located somewhere in a very large, very damp sponge. Expect to spend half your time looking for the top and the other half emptying your boots.