Black Mountain (hill)

The Black Mountain (Welsh: Twyn Llech), is a mountain in the Black Mountains. It is the only Marilyn to fall exactly on the Welsh–English border, Powys and Herefordshire. Its parent peak, Waun Fach, lies to the west.

This article is about the hill on the Welsh border. For the range of hills some 45 km (30 miles) to the west, see Black Mountain (range). For other summits with the same name, see Black Mountain (disambiguation).

Black Mountain
Twyn Llech (Welsh)
The summit, crossed by the Offa's Dyke Path
Highest point
Elevation703.6 m (2,308 ft)
Prominence155 m (509 ft)
Parent peakWaun Fach
ListingMarilyn, Hewitt, County Top, Nuttall
Coordinates52°00′30″N 3°05′08″W
Geography
Black Mountain
Herefordshire, England / Brecknockshire, Wales
Parent rangeBlack Mountains
OS gridSO255350
Topo mapOS Landranger 161
Climbing
Easiest routeThe Cat's Back
Listed summits of Black Mountain (hill)
NameGrid refHeightStatus
Black Mountain South TopSO267323637 metres (2,090 ft)Nuttall
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