The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Pen Cerrig-calch each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 701m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Pen Cerrig-calch 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 07:00, sunset 16:52
9h 52m of daylight. Golden hour ends 07:49 and starts 16:03. From the summit you see the sun 06:54 to 16:57.
Pen Cerrig-calch stands at the southern end of a long ridge in the Black Mountains, above the town of Crickhowell and the Usk valley. It reaches 701m (2300ft) and is a Hewitt and a Nuttall. Pen Allt-mawr (720m) is 2.1km to the north-west along the same ridge.
The standard route starts in Crickhowell. A path climbs through fields to Table Mountain (Crug Hywel), with its Iron Age hillfort, then up the steep slope to the summit plateau. Many walkers carry on along the ridge to Pen Allt-mawr.
The summit has a trig pillar. You look across the Usk valley to the Brecon Beacons and the Sugar Loaf. The ridge north to Pen Allt-mawr is broad and grassy, with steep western slopes above the Grwyne Fechan valley.
Pen Cerrig-calch is 701 m (2,300 ft) high with 53 m of prominence. It is in Llandovery to Monmouth, Wales. OS grid reference SO216224. It is the 4th highest of the 39 summits Peakify lists in Llandovery to Monmouth. The nearest summits are Pen Allt-mawr (2.1 km), Pen Twyn Glas (3.3 km) and Mynydd Llysiau (5.6 km).
Where do you start Pen Cerrig-calch?
Most walkers start from Crickhowell and climb via Table Mountain.
Can you combine Pen Cerrig-calch with Pen Allt-mawr?
Yes. Pen Allt-mawr is 2.1km to the north-west along the ridge.
Is Pen Cerrig-calch a Hewitt?
Yes. It is a Hewitt and a Nuttall.
How high is Pen Cerrig-calch?
Pen Cerrig-calch is 701 metres high with 53 metres of prominence.
Where is Pen Cerrig-calch?
Pen Cerrig-calch is listed in Llandovery to Monmouth, Wales.
Are there routes for Pen Cerrig-calch?
Peakify lists 1 route for Pen Cerrig-calch, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Is it safe to climb Pen Cerrig-calch 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 Pen Cerrig-calch?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
Pen Cerrig-calch stands at the southern end of a long ridge in the Black Mountains, above the town of Crickhowell and the Usk valley. It reaches 701m (2300ft) and is a Hewitt and a Nuttall. Pen Allt-mawr (720m) is 2.1km to the north-west along the same ridge.
The standard route starts in Crickhowell. A path climbs through fields to Table Mountain (Crug Hywel), with its Iron Age hillfort, then up the steep slope to the summit plateau. Many walkers carry on along the ridge to Pen Allt-mawr.
The summit has a trig pillar. You look across the Usk valley to the Brecon Beacons and the Sugar Loaf. The ridge north to Pen Allt-mawr is broad and grassy, with steep western slopes above the Grwyne Fechan valley.
Pen Cerrig-calch is 701 m (2,300 ft) high with 53 m of prominence. It is in Llandovery to Monmouth, Wales. OS grid reference SO216224. It is the 4th highest of the 39 summits Peakify lists in Llandovery to Monmouth. The nearest summits are Pen Allt-mawr (2.1 km), Pen Twyn Glas (3.3 km) and Mynydd Llysiau (5.6 km).
Where do you start Pen Cerrig-calch?
Most walkers start from Crickhowell and climb via Table Mountain.
Can you combine Pen Cerrig-calch with Pen Allt-mawr?
Yes. Pen Allt-mawr is 2.1km to the north-west along the ridge.
Is Pen Cerrig-calch a Hewitt?
Yes. It is a Hewitt and a Nuttall.
How high is Pen Cerrig-calch?
Pen Cerrig-calch is 701 metres high with 53 metres of prominence.
Where is Pen Cerrig-calch?
Pen Cerrig-calch is listed in Llandovery to Monmouth, Wales.
Are there routes for Pen Cerrig-calch?
Peakify lists 1 route for Pen Cerrig-calch, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Is it safe to climb Pen Cerrig-calch 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 Pen Cerrig-calch?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
