Cefn yr Ystrad

Cefn yr Ystrad is a mountain in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. It is an outlier of the Central Beacons group.

Cefn yr Ystrad
The summit cairns of Cefn yr Ystrad
Highest point
Elevation617 m (2,024 ft)
Prominence177 m (581 ft)
Parent peakPen y Fan
ListingMarilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Naming
English translationridge of the valley
Language of nameWelsh
Geography
LocationPowys, Wales
Parent rangeBrecon Beacons
OS gridSO086137
Topo mapOS Landranger 160

The broad northeast - southwest aligned ridge reaches an elevation of 617 metres (2,024 ft). One of the southernmost peaks in the Brecon Beacons, it rises to the east of Pontsticill Reservoir. The summit area is a great stretch of wild moorland, with the highest point marked by a trig point.

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