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| The Mountains of Wales   | 
| Page Type: List Location: Wales, Europe | Page By: Nanuls Created/Edited: Sep 2, 2007 / Jan 16, 2009 Object ID: 331777 Hits: 1831 Loading... Page Score: 88.71% - 20 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
IntroductionThis table lists all of Wales’ mountains over 2000ft. The mountains listed are those that fit the criteria of Hewitts (Hill in England, Wales or Ireland over Two Thousand feet high) i.e. those mountains that have an altitude of 2000ft and a prominence of at least 30m. The methodology used in selecting the summit is thus: any summit surrounded by four or more 10-metre contour lines is automatically included, any summit with only one or two 10-metre contours is excluded, while summits with exactly three 10-metre contours have been studied in more detail, and are included if there is a reasonable doubt about whether they should qualify for inclusion. In practice this means that a few of the summits may have only 25-29 metres of re-ascent, but it seems best to include them in case the Ordnance Survey manage to find an extra metre or two on future editions of the relevant maps!
The tables are interactive; click on the number to be taken to a photo of the mountain, click on the name of the mounatain to go to its SP Mountain/Rock page (if one exists) and click on the grid reference to go to an Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 map of the immediate area. The map number included in each table is for the Ordnance Survey 1:50 000 Landranger Series sheet that the mountain appears on.The ListsHewitts
Sub-Hewitts
These are the near misses that didn’t quite meet the criteria to be included in the list.
Missed out on Height
Missed out on Prominence
County Tops
Frequent local government reorganisation has made things difficult for those who aspire to visit the highest point of all counties. One solution is to ignore the changes introduced in 1974 and 1996 and to stick to the 'traditional' county tops. In England this may be the only feasible approach, as there is a ragbag mixture of unitary and two-tier local authorities. In Wales the position is much simpler as there are now just 22 unitary authorities. A list of their highest points is given below. Some of these authorities could not be described as 'counties' in the traditional sense, so their highpoints are better described as Council Tops. Tops with a drop of 0 metres are not summits but are points on the side of a hill. Some are indeterminate, but the highest point of Merthyr Tydfil is unusual in being marked by a small lake: Pwll Mere. Fourteen Council Tops are Hewitts or Marilyns (or both), and a further six are near the top of one. This leaves just two Council Tops that require a completely separate ascent: Werfa (Bridgend) and Tair Onnen (Vale of Glamorgan).
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