Moel Hywel

Mid Wales · Wales

Joint 88th highest of 125 in Mid Wales · 1.8 km from St Harmon

About Moel Hywel

Moel Hywel is a 505 m (1,657 ft) peak in Mid Wales, rising 133 m above the col that joins it to higher ground. It counts towards one hill list: Deweys.

Moel Hywel is the joint 88th highest of the 125 summits Atlas lists in Mid Wales, and the 51st by prominence. The nearest village is St Harmon, 1.8 km to the north-west.

The summit carries an Ordnance Survey trig pillar: second-order pillar, 506 m (OS station SO19S011). Atlas collects the pillar separately from the summit.

The nearest other summit is Camlo Hill (509 m), 3.8 km to the south-east.

Key facts

Height

505 m 1,657 ft

Prominence

133 m

Region

Mid Wales Wales

Nearest summit

Camlo Hill 3.8 km SE · 509 m

Height rank

Joint 88th of 125 Summits in Mid Wales

Nearest village

St Harmon 1.8 km NW

Trig pillar

Second-order pillar, 506 m OS station SO19S011

Hill lists

1 Deweys

Plan a walk

• Car park near Rhayader - 4.4 km south-west of the summit, as the crow flies

Nearest car park in a straight line, not a route. Places from OS Open Names, car parks © OpenStreetMap contributors. Credits.

Grid reference

SO 002 712

Coordinates

52.33049, -3.46474

Planning a route up Moel Hywel? Check what it would collect before you go.

On one hill list

• Deweys - Joint 401st 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 Moel Hywel

• Camlo Hill - 509 m · 3.8 km SE
• Gwastedyn Hill - 477 m · 5.4 km S
• Cefn Cenarth - 460 m · 6 km NW
• Garreg Lwyd - 498 m · 6.4 km W
• Moelfryn - 522 m · 6.8 km W
• Penrhiw-wen - 510 m · 7.8 km W
• Rhiw Gwraidd - 442 m · 8 km S
• Brondre-fawr Hill - 508 m · 8 km NE

Summits, landmarks and trails nearest first.