Pumlumon Fach is a top of
Pen Pumlumon Fawr
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on the
Plynlimon
Pumlumon (historically anglicised in various ways including ''Plynlimon,'' Plinlimon and Plinlimmon) is the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains in Wales (taking a restricted definition of the Cambrian Mountains, excluding Snowdonia, ...
massif, a part of the
Cambrian Mountains in the county of
Ceredigion
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,
Wales
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. It lies on small ridge heading north-west from the summit of
Pen Pumlumon Fawr
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.
The summit is marked by small cairn, and overlooks the Nant-y-moch Reservoir to the north and Llyn Llygad Rheidiol to the east. The views also include the smaller summits of Drosgol (550m) and Banc Llechwedd-mawr (560m) and Cwm Hyddgen, a hide out of
Owain Glyndŵr and his army.
[Nuttall, John & Anne (1999). The Mountains of England & Wales - Volume 1: Wales (2nd edition ed.). Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone. .]
References
External links
www.geograph.co.uk ; photos of Plynlimon and surrounding area
Mountains and hills of Ceredigion
Hewitts of Wales
Nuttalls
Elenydd
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