Fron-wen
Mid Wales · Wales
Joint 35th highest of 125 in Mid Wales · 5.2 km from Llandegley
About Fron-wen
Fron-wen is a 546 m (1,791 ft) peak in Mid Wales, rising 42 m above the col that joins it to higher ground. It counts towards one hill list: Deweys.
Fron-wen is the joint 35th highest of the 125 summits Atlas lists in Mid Wales, and the 102nd by prominence. The nearest village is Llandegley, 5.2 km to the south-west.
The nearest other summit is Great Rhos (660 m), 2.1 km to the south.
Key facts
- Height
- 546 m 1,791 ft
- Prominence
- 42 m
- Region
- Mid Wales Wales
- Nearest summit
- Great Rhos 2.1 km S · 660 m
- Height rank
- Joint 35th of 125 Summits in Mid Wales
- Nearest village
- Llandegley 5.2 km SW
- Hill lists
- 1 Deweys
Plan a walk
- Car park near Bleddfa - 3.5 km north-east of the summit, as the crow flies
- Dolau station - 4.3 km 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
- SO 181 660
- Coordinates
- 52.28634, -3.20200
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On one hill list
- Deweys - Joint 186th 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 Fron-wen
- Great Rhos - 660 m · 2.1 km S
- Black Mixen - 650 m · 2.3 km SE
- Bache Hill - 610 m · 4 km SE
- Badland Hill - Trig point · 4.1 km SE
- Whimble - 599 m · 4.2 km SE
- Nyth-grug - 538 m · 5.4 km S
- Pool Hill - 516 m · 9.4 km N
- Stanky Hill - 507 m · 10.5 km N
- Llanfihangel Hill [Colva Hill] - 532 m · 10.7 km S
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