Red Hill

Mid Wales · Wales

Joint 77th highest of 125 in Mid Wales · 3.8 km from Rhos-goch

About Red Hill

Red Hill is a 510 m (1,673 ft) peak in Mid Wales, rising 77 m above the col that joins it to higher ground. It counts towards one hill list: Deweys.

Red Hill is the joint 77th highest of the 125 summits Atlas lists in Mid Wales, and the 70th by prominence. The nearest village is Rhos-goch, 3.8 km to the south-east.

The summit carries an Ordnance Survey trig pillar: second-order pillar, 510 m (OS station SN94S047). Atlas collects the pillar separately from the summit.

The nearest other summit is Glascwm Hill (522 m), 2.7 km to the north-east.

Key facts

Height

510 m 1,673 ft

Prominence

77 m

Region

Mid Wales Wales

Nearest summit

Glascwm Hill 2.7 km NE · 522 m

Height rank

Joint 77th of 125 Summits in Mid Wales

Nearest village

Rhos-goch 3.8 km SE

Trig pillar

Second-order pillar, 510 m OS station SN94S047

Hill lists

1 Deweys

Plan a walk

• Car park near Rhulen - 1.9 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 156 501

Coordinates

52.14278, -3.23402

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On one hill list

• Deweys - Joint 371st 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 Red Hill

• Glascwm Hill - 522 m · 2.7 km NE
• Llanbedr Hill - Trig point · 4.3 km SW
• Wylfre - Trig point · 4.5 km NW
• Newchurch Hill - Trig point · 4.6 km E
• Gwaunceste Hill - 542 m · 5.4 km N
• The Begwns - 415 m · 5.7 km S
• Llanfihangel Hill [Colva Hill] - 532 m · 6.5 km NE
• Aberedw Hill - 451 m · 7.2 km W
• Carneddau - 445 m · 10 km NW
• Nyth-grug - 538 m · 10.7 km N
• Hergest Ridge - 427 m · 11.6 km NE

Summits, landmarks and trails nearest first.