Plynlimon
Plynlimon (anglicised from
Pumlumon in
Welsh, meaning "five peaks") is the highest point of the
Cambrian Mountains in
Wales. It is a
massif that dominates the countryside of
Ceredigion,
Mid Wales.
The highest point of the massif itself is
Pen Pumlumon Fawr at 752 metres. Its other important peaks are
Pen Pumlumon Arwystli and
Y Garn.
The longest river in Britain, the
River Severn, has its source on the mountain, as do the rivers
Wye and
Rheidol.
Folklore says there is a sleeping giant in Plynlimon.
*Computer generated summit panoramas
Plynlimon index
