Highest Mountains and Hills in Wales

Wales has over 100 mountains, with many more lower summits that are still worth climbing. We recommend the WASHIS if you’re looking for a welsh hill list to tick off.

Or here’s a list and description of the highest mountains in Wales to get you started.

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Merthyr Common

Merthyr Common is a summit in the Brecon Beacons region or range in Wales. Merthyr Common is 531 metres high. All the walking routes up Merthyr Common on Mud and Routes can be found below. The top can be identified by the no feature: high ground W-side of Pwll Mere. Other Notes: . Merthyr Common […]

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Cadair Bronwen NE Top

Cadair Bronwen NE Top is a mountain summit in the Berwyn Hills to the Wirral region in the county of Denbighshire [Sir Ddinbych]/Wrexham, Wales. Cadair Bronwen NE Top is 700 metres high with a prominence of 10.7 metres. The summit can be identified by: fence post Additional Notes: summit is 0.5m higher than rocky outcrop

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Pen-y-Garn Fawr

Pen-y-Garn Fawr is a mountain summit in the The Black Mountains to Chepstow region in the county of Herefordshire/Monmouthshire [Sir Fynwy], Wales. Pen-y-Garn Fawr is 616 metres high with a prominence of 12 metres. The summit can be identified by: Additional Notes: All the walks up Pen-y-Garn Fawr on Mud and Routes can be seen

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Glanfeinion Hill [Craig y Paun]

Glanfeinion Hill [Craig y Paun] is a mountain summit in the Llangurig to the Clun Valley region in the county of Powys, Wales. Glanfeinion Hill [Craig y Paun] is 534.9 metres high with a prominence of 28.4 metres. The summit can be identified by: no feature Additional Notes: summits of other 530m ring contours were

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Bryn Trillyn

Bryn Trillyn is a mountain summit in the Vale of Conwy to Vale of Clwyd region in the county of Conwy, Wales. Bryn Trillyn is 497.8 metres high with a prominence of 51 metres. The summit can be identified by: grassy mound Additional Notes: All the walks up Bryn Trillyn on Mud and Routes can

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Moel y Gydros South Top

Moel y Gydros South Top is a mountain summit in the Beddgelert to Llyn Tegid region in the county of Gwynedd, Wales. Moel y Gydros South Top is 510 metres high with a prominence of 20 metres. The summit can be identified by: no feature: grass Additional Notes: All the walks up Moel y Gydros

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Foel y Groes

Foel y Groes is a mountain summit in the Tywyn to the Afon Efyrynwy region in the county of Gwynedd/Powys, Wales. Foel y Groes is 582 metres high with a prominence of 22 metres. The summit can be identified by: no feature: ground 6m from fence on E side Additional Notes: All the walks up

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Pen y Ffridd Cownwy

Pen y Ffridd Cownwy is a mountain summit in the Tywyn to the Afon Efyrynwy region in the county of Powys, Wales. Pen y Ffridd Cownwy is 497 metres high with a prominence of 38 metres. The summit can be identified by: no feature Additional Notes: summit now clear of trees All the walks up

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Esgair y Maesnant NW Top

Esgair y Maesnant NW Top is a mountain summit in the Aberystwyth to Llangurig region in the county of Powys, Wales. Esgair y Maesnant NW Top is 504 metres high with a prominence of 26 metres. The summit can be identified by: no feature Additional Notes: ground 30m N at SN 83225 86311 may be

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Rhos-crug

Rhos-crug is a mountain summit in the Llangurig to the Clun Valley region in the county of Powys, Wales. Rhos-crug is 508 metres high with a prominence of 21 metres. The summit can be identified by: W tumulus Additional Notes: there are two tumuli in the summit area All the walks up Rhos-crug on Mud

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Bryn Du

Bryn Du is a mountain summit in the St Clears to Drygarn Fawr region in the county of Powys, Wales. Bryn Du is 555 metres high with a prominence of 23 metres. The summit can be identified by: no feature: grass Additional Notes: ground 20m SE at SN 83923 56923 may be as high; very

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Pen-y-bwlch

Pen-y-bwlch is a mountain summit in the St Clears to Drygarn Fawr region in the county of Cardiganshire [Ceredigion], Wales. Pen-y-bwlch is 503 metres high with a prominence of 22 metres. The summit can be identified by: ground 1m from cairn Additional Notes: All the walks up Pen-y-bwlch on Mud and Routes can be seen

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Gaer Fawr

Gaer Fawr is a mountain summit in the Cardigan to the Elan Valley region in the county of Cardiganshire [Ceredigion], Wales. Gaer Fawr is 282 metres high with a prominence of 94 metres. The summit can be identified by: Additional Notes: All the walks up Gaer Fawr on Mud and Routes can be seen above.

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Rhiwiau

Rhiwiau is a mountain summit in the The Black Mountain to Kidwelly and Gower region in the county of Carmarthenshire [Sir Gaerfyrddin], Wales. Rhiwiau is 356 metres high with a prominence of 90 metres. The summit can be identified by: no feature Additional Notes: All the walks up Rhiwiau on Mud and Routes can be

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Llechwedd Mawr

Llechwedd Mawr is a mountain summit in the Beddgelert to Llyn Tegid region in the county of Conwy, Wales. Llechwedd Mawr is 491 metres high with a prominence of 20 metres. The summit can be identified by: small quartz cairn Additional Notes: All the walks up Llechwedd Mawr on Mud and Routes can be seen

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Y Garn South Top

Y Garn South Top is a mountain summit in the Beddgelert to Llyn Tegid region in the county of Gwynedd, Wales. Y Garn South Top is 474.2 metres high with a prominence of 31.2 metres. The summit can be identified by: ground by cairn Additional Notes: Deleted from Tumps Feb 2014, reinstated Sept 2014. Col

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Cerrig-y-myllt East Top

Cerrig-y-myllt East Top is a mountain summit in the Beddgelert to Llyn Tegid region in the county of Gwynedd, Wales. Cerrig-y-myllt East Top is 458 metres high with a prominence of 31 metres. The summit can be identified by: flat outcrop Additional Notes: All the walks up Cerrig-y-myllt East Top on Mud and Routes can

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Moel Eglwys

Moel Eglwys is a mountain summit in the Beddgelert to Llyn Tegid region in the county of Conwy, Wales. Moel Eglwys is 447.5 metres high with a prominence of 35 metres. The summit can be identified by: no feature Additional Notes: ground 150m S at SH 90555 47814 is 0.2m lowerRelocated from 448m spot height

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Hen Graig

Hen Graig is a mountain summit in the Berwyn Hills to the Wirral region in the county of Powys, Wales. Hen Graig is 432 metres high with a prominence of 37 metres. The summit can be identified by: rock outcrop Additional Notes: All the walks up Hen Graig on Mud and Routes can be seen

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Ffridd Ddu

Ffridd Ddu is a mountain summit in the Tywyn to the Afon Efyrynwy region in the county of Gwynedd, Wales. Ffridd Ddu is 421 metres high with a prominence of 32 metres. The summit can be identified by: no feature Additional Notes: ground 65m SW at SH 89151 15793 may be as high All the

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Boncyn Foel-bach

Boncyn Foel-bach is a mountain summit in the Vale of Conwy to Vale of Clwyd region in the county of Denbighshire [Sir Ddinbych], Wales. Boncyn Foel-bach is 408 metres high with a prominence of 60 metres. The summit can be identified by: no feature: pasture Additional Notes: All the walks up Boncyn Foel-bach on Mud

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Moel Tywysog

Moel Tywysog is a mountain summit in the Vale of Conwy to Vale of Clwyd region in the county of Conwy, Wales. Moel Tywysog is 400.1 metres high with a prominence of 42 metres. The summit can be identified by: ground 1m from trig point Additional Notes: All the walks up Moel Tywysog on Mud

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Foel Bodrenig

Foel Bodrenig is a mountain summit in the Beddgelert to Llyn Tegid region in the county of Gwynedd, Wales. Foel Bodrenig is 387 metres high with a prominence of 44 metres. The summit can be identified by: rocky knoll Additional Notes: All the walks up Foel Bodrenig on Mud and Routes can be seen above.

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