Pen Pumlumon Arwystli
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Pen Pumlumon Arwystli is the second highest point on the Plynlimon
massif, a part of the Cambrian Mountains
in the county of Ceredigion
, Wales
.
The summit is grassy, and is marked by 3 large ancient cairns. The views include Rhos Fawr
, Drygarn Fawr
, Pen y Garn
to the south and Aran Fawddwy
, Glasgwm
, Tarrenhendre
and Tarren y Gesail
to the north.
The longest river
in Britain, the River Severn
, has its source on a lower boggy plateau to the east of the summit.
Plynlimon
Plynlimon is the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains in Wales, and the highest point in Mid Wales. It is a massif that dominates the countryside of northern Ceredigion....
massif, a part of the Cambrian Mountains
Cambrian Mountains
The Cambrian Mountains are a series of mountain ranges in Wales, reaching from, and including, the South Wales mountains of the Brecon Beacons, north Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion, the Black Mountains of eastern Wales, to Snowdonia in North Wales...
in the county of Ceredigion
Ceredigion
Ceredigion is a county and former kingdom in mid-west Wales. As Cardiganshire , it was created in 1282, and was reconstituted as a county under that name in 1996, reverting to Ceredigion a day later...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
.
The summit is grassy, and is marked by 3 large ancient cairns. The views include Rhos Fawr
Rhos Fawr
Rhos Fawr or Great Rhos is a mountain in Mid Wales, and is the highest point on the Radnor Forest rock dome.The summit is located on a broad heathery plateau, which is separated from Black Mixen: the eastern plateau summit, by the cwm of Harvey Dingle...
, Drygarn Fawr
Drygarn Fawr
Drygarn Fawr is a mountain in the county of Powys, Wales. It is one of the highest summits in Mid Wales standing at 645 metres above sea level. Rising above the remote moorland plateau of the Cambrian Mountains, the summit is topped by two distinctive, large cairns. The mountain has a gentle,...
, Pen y Garn
Pen y Garn
Pen y Garn is one of the highest mountains in Mid Wales standing at 610 metres above sea level. It is one of the Cambrian Mountains.It tops a 500–600 m high plateau situated on which is the controversial Cefn Coch wind farm. The summit has a very large shelter cairn hollowed out from the...
to the south and Aran Fawddwy
Aran Fawddwy
Aran Fawddwy is a mountain in southern Snowdonia, Wales, United Kingdom.The nearest urban centres to the mountain are Dinas Mawddwy to the south, Llanymawddwy to the southeast, Llanuwchllyn on the shores of Bala Lake to the north, and Rhydymain to the west. On the eastern slopes of Aran Fawddwy is...
, Glasgwm
Glasgwm
Glasgwm is a mountain in North Wales forming part of the Aran range in southern Snowdonia. It is one of the three Marilyns that make up the range, the others being Aran Fawddwy and Esgeiriau Gwynion. To the West is Maesglase and the Dyfi hills, while to the South West lies Cadair Idris. To the...
, Tarrenhendre
Tarrenhendre
Tarrenhendre is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales. It is one of the Marilyns in the Cadair Idris group.Lying to the south of Cadair Idris, it and its neighbour Tarren y Gesail form the bulk of the Tarren subgroup...
and Tarren y Gesail
Tarren y Gesail
Tarren y Gesail is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales. It is one of the Marilyns of the Cadair Idris group.Lying to the south of Cadair Idris, it and its neighbour Tarrenhendre form the bulk of the Tarren subgroup. The Tarrens rise from the south shore of the Tal-y-llyn Lake and end at the Dyfi...
to the north.
The longest river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in Britain, the River Severn
River Severn
The River Severn is the longest river in Great Britain, at about , but the second longest on the British Isles, behind the River Shannon. It rises at an altitude of on Plynlimon, Ceredigion near Llanidloes, Powys, in the Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales...
, has its source on a lower boggy plateau to the east of the summit.