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Foel Wen

Coordinates: 52°52′48″N 3°22′55″W / 52.88011°N 3.38191°W / 52.88011; -3.38191
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Foel Wen
Map
Highest point
Elevation690 m (2,260 ft)
Prominence59 m (194 ft)
ListingHewitt, Nuttall
Naming
English translationwhite hill
Language of nameWelsh
Geography
LocationDenbighshire / Powys, Wales
Parent rangeBerwyn range
OS gridSJ071323
Topo mapOS Landranger 125
Listed summits of Foel Wen
Name Grid ref Height Status
Foel Wen South Top SJ066318 687 metres (2,254 ft) sub Hewitt, Nuttall

Foel Wen (pronounced [ˈvɔil ˈwɛn]) is a subsidiary summit of Cadair Berwyn in north east Wales. It is one of the summits found on the most easterly of Cadair Berwyn's long south ridges.

The summit is grassy, and the entire face of Craig Berwyn can be viewed. To the north lies Tomle, while to the south lies its south top and Mynydd Tarw.[1]

References

  1. ^ Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. ISBN 1-85284-304-7.

52°52′48″N 3°22′55″W / 52.88011°N 3.38191°W / 52.88011; -3.38191