Y Foel
Mid Wales · Wales
Joint 35th highest of 125 in Mid Wales · 8.2 km from Llangurig
About Y Foel
Y Foel is a 546 m (1,791 ft) peak in Mid Wales, rising 80 m above the col that joins it to higher ground. It counts towards one hill list: Deweys.
Y Foel is the joint 35th highest of the 125 summits Atlas lists in Mid Wales, and the joint 68th by prominence. The nearest village is Llangurig, 8.2 km to the south-east.
The nearest other summit is Esgair y Maesnant SE Top (506 m), 1.5 km to the north.
Key facts
- Height
- 546 m 1,791 ft
- Prominence
- 80 m
- Region
- Mid Wales Wales
- Nearest summit
- Esgair y Maesnant SE Top 1.5 km N · 506 m
- Height rank
- Joint 35th of 125 Summits in Mid Wales
- Nearest village
- Llangurig 8.2 km SE
- Hill lists
- 1 Deweys
Plan a walk
- Car park near Pant Mawr - 1.5 km south 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
- SN 838 842
- Coordinates
- 52.44345, -3.71059
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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 Y Foel
- Esgair y Maesnant SE Top - 506 m · 1.5 km N
- Llechwedd Hirgoed - 538 m · 2.1 km SW
- Llechwedd Hirgoed West Top - 539 m · 2.5 km W
- Cripiau South Top - 525 m · 3.9 km W
- Bryn Du - 562 m · 4.2 km S
- Pen Pumlumon Arwystli - 739 m · 4.2 km NW
- Pen Pumlumon Llygad-bychan [Plynlimon East Top] - 726 m · 4.9 km NW
- Nant-Rhys - Bothy · 4.9 km S
- Cefn Croes - 573 m · 5.2 km SW
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