The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Blorenge each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 561m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Blorenge each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
Snowfall and lying snow at the summit over the next 7 days.
Sun today
Sunrise 06:59, sunset 16:52
9h 53m of daylight. Golden hour ends 07:48 and starts 16:03. From the summit you see the sun 06:54 to 16:56.
Blorenge rises south-west of Abergavenny above the Usk valley. It reaches 561m (1841ft) and has 134m of prominence, which makes it a HuMP. Coety Mountain, the nearest higher hill, is 5.4km to the south-west.
The standard route starts at Keepers Pond on the road above Blaenavon. A path crosses moorland to the summit. You can also climb from Llanfoist on the Abergavenny side, a steep path through woodland.
The summit has a trig pillar. You look north over the Usk valley to the Sugar Loaf and the Black Mountains. The hill stands on the edge of the old industrial landscape around Blaenavon, and the moorland top is open and gentle, while the northern slopes above Abergavenny fall steep and wooded to the valley floor.
Blorenge is 561 m (1,841 ft) high with 134 m of prominence. It is in Neath to Chepstow, Wales. OS grid reference SO269118. It is the 4th highest of the 23 summits Peakify lists in Neath to Chepstow. The nearest summits are Sugar Loaf (6.9 km), Coety Mountain (5.4 km) and Ysgyryd Fach (5.0 km).
Where do you start Blorenge?
Most walkers start from Keepers Pond on the road above Blaenavon.
Is Blorenge suitable for beginners?
Yes. The walk from Keepers Pond is short and on open moorland.
Can you walk up Blorenge from Abergavenny?
Yes. A steep path climbs from Llanfoist through woodland.
How high is Blorenge?
Blorenge is 561 metres high with 134 metres of prominence.
Where is Blorenge?
Blorenge is listed in Neath to Chepstow, Wales.
Are there routes for Blorenge?
Peakify lists 2 routes for Blorenge, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details. The easiest is Keepers Pond (2.3 km one way, Easy).
Is it safe to climb Blorenge today?
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
What weather information is shown for Blorenge?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
Blorenge rises south-west of Abergavenny above the Usk valley. It reaches 561m (1841ft) and has 134m of prominence, which makes it a HuMP. Coety Mountain, the nearest higher hill, is 5.4km to the south-west.
The standard route starts at Keepers Pond on the road above Blaenavon. A path crosses moorland to the summit. You can also climb from Llanfoist on the Abergavenny side, a steep path through woodland.
The summit has a trig pillar. You look north over the Usk valley to the Sugar Loaf and the Black Mountains. The hill stands on the edge of the old industrial landscape around Blaenavon, and the moorland top is open and gentle, while the northern slopes above Abergavenny fall steep and wooded to the valley floor.
Blorenge is 561 m (1,841 ft) high with 134 m of prominence. It is in Neath to Chepstow, Wales. OS grid reference SO269118. It is the 4th highest of the 23 summits Peakify lists in Neath to Chepstow. The nearest summits are Sugar Loaf (6.9 km), Coety Mountain (5.4 km) and Ysgyryd Fach (5.0 km).
Where do you start Blorenge?
Most walkers start from Keepers Pond on the road above Blaenavon.
Is Blorenge suitable for beginners?
Yes. The walk from Keepers Pond is short and on open moorland.
Can you walk up Blorenge from Abergavenny?
Yes. A steep path climbs from Llanfoist through woodland.
How high is Blorenge?
Blorenge is 561 metres high with 134 metres of prominence.
Where is Blorenge?
Blorenge is listed in Neath to Chepstow, Wales.
Are there routes for Blorenge?
Peakify lists 2 routes for Blorenge, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details. The easiest is Keepers Pond (2.3 km one way, Easy).
Is it safe to climb Blorenge today?
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
What weather information is shown for Blorenge?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
