Banc yr Wyn
Mid Wales · Wales
90th highest of 125 in Mid Wales · 7 km from Elerch
About Banc yr Wyn
Banc yr Wyn is a 503 m (1,650 ft) peak in Mid Wales, rising 76 m above the col that joins it to higher ground. It counts towards one hill list: Deweys.
Banc yr Wyn is the 90th highest of the 125 summits Atlas lists in Mid Wales, and the 71st by prominence. The nearest village is Elerch, 7 km to the south-west.
The nearest other summit is Banc Bwlchygarreg (520 m), 2 km to the north-west.
Key facts
- Height
- 503 m 1,650 ft
- Prominence
- 76 m
- Region
- Mid Wales Wales
- Nearest summit
- Banc Bwlchygarreg 2 km NW · 520 m
- Height rank
- 90th of 125 Summits in Mid Wales
- Nearest village
- Elerch 7 km SW
- Hill lists
- 1 Deweys
Plan a walk
- Lay-by near Llywernog - 1.7 km south of the summit, as the crow flies
- Dovey Junction station - 9 km north-west of the summit, as the crow flies
Nearest station and car park in a straight line, not a route. Places from OS Open Names, stations from NaPTAN, car parks © OpenStreetMap contributors. Credits.
- Grid reference
- SN 741 902
- Coordinates
- 52.49517, -3.85455
Planning a route up Banc yr Wyn? Check what it would collect before you go.
On one hill list
- Deweys - Joint 408th of 425 by height. Hills in England, Wales and the Isle of Man between 500 m and 2,000 ft (609.6 m) with at least 30 m of drop on every side.
Around Banc yr Wyn
- Banc Bwlchygarreg - 520 m · 2 km NW
- Banc Bwlchygarreg West Top [Moel y Llyn East Top] - 511 m · 2.7 km W
- Drosgol - 550 m · 2.9 km SE
- Foel Grafiau - 528 m · 3 km NE
- Moel y Llyn - 521 m · 3.3 km NW
- Foel Fras - 529 m · 3.4 km NE
- Banc Llechwedd-mawr - 560 m · 3.4 km E
- Pen Creigiau'r Llan - 507 m · 3.7 km N
Summits, landmarks and trails nearest first.
Atlas matches the GPS history you already have - Strava, GPX files, Apple Health, Health Connect - against every peak, trail and landmark in the UK. Nothing to record, nothing to plan; connect once and your lifetime record fills itself in.