List of Welsh principal areas by highest point
This is a list of the principal areas of Wales, ordered by their highest points.
Rank | Unitary authority | Peak | Height (metres) |
Grid reference |
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1 | Gwynedd | Snowdon | 1085 | SH609543 |
2 | Conwy | Carnedd Llewelyn | 1064 | SH683644 |
3 | Powys | Pen y Fan | 886 | SO011215 |
4 | Denbighshire | Cadair Berwyn | 830 | SJ071323 |
5 | Wrexham | Craig Berwyn | 790 | SJ077335 |
6 | Carmarthenshire | Fan Foel | 781 | SN821223 |
7 | Ceredigion | Plynlimon | 752 | SN789869 |
8 | Monmouthshire | Chwarel y Fan | 679 | SO259292 |
9 | Neath Port Talbot | Craig y Llyn | 600 | SN906031 |
10 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Craig y Llyn (eastern slopes) | c.595 | SN909031 |
11 | Blaenau Gwent | Coity Mountain | 581 | SO231079 |
12 | Torfaen | Coity Mountain (north-eastern slopes) | c. 580 | SO231080 |
13 | Bridgend | Mynydd Llangeinwyr | 568 | SS912947 |
14 | Flintshire | Moel Famau | 554 | SJ161626 |
15 | Pembrokeshire | Foel Cwmcerwyn | 536 | SN094311 |
16 | Caerphilly | c. 535 | SO082110 | |
17 | Merthyr Tydfil | c. 515 | SO024161 | |
18 | Swansea | Mynydd y Betws | 374 | SN664094 |
19 | Newport | Wentwood | 309 | ST411942 |
20 | Cardiff | Garth Hill | 307 | ST103835 |
21 | Isle of Anglesey | Holyhead Mountain | 220 | SH218829 |
22 | Vale of Glamorgan | 137 | ST036739 |
Notes[]
The highest points in the principal areas of both Torfaen and Rhondda Cynon Taf are not summits but locations high on hills, the summits of which are just across the boundary in neighbouring principal areas.
Categories:
- Principal areas of Wales
- Lists of mountains and hills of Wales
- Lists of highest points in the United Kingdom