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A track and path up the slopes to the summit, boggy in places.
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Pumlumon Fawr each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 752m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Pumlumon Fawr each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
No snow is forecast at the summit in the next 7 days.
Sun today
9h 50m of daylight. Golden hour ends 07:53 and starts 16:03. From the summit you see the sun 06:58 to 16:58.
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About Pumlumon Fawr
Pumlumon Fawr is the high point of the Cambrian Mountains, a wide area of moorland in mid Wales. It reaches 752m (2467ft) and has 526m of prominence, which makes it a Hewitt, a Nuttall, a Marilyn and a county top. Pumlumon Fach (664m) is 0.5km to the north-west, Pen Pumlumon Llygad-bychan (727m) 1km east, and Pen Pumlumon Arwystli (741m) 2.6km east.
The standard route starts at Eisteddfa Gurig on the Aberystwyth to Llangurig road and follows a track and path up the slopes to the summit. The ground is boggy in places.
The summit has a trig pillar and several large old cairns. The rivers Severn and Wye both rise on the slopes of the Pumlumon massif, and the summit looks over a wide sweep of empty moorland towards Cardigan Bay.
Pumlumon Fawr is 752 m (2,467 ft) high with 526 m of prominence. It is in Ceredigion, Wales. It is the highest of the 6 summits Peakify lists in Ceredigion. The nearest summits are Pumlumon Fach (0.5 km), Pen Pumlumon Llygad-bychan (1.0 km) and Pen Cerrig Tewion (1.6 km).
Most walkers start from Eisteddfa Gurig on the Aberystwyth to Llangurig road.
Yes. It is the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains.
Yes. It has 526m of prominence and is also a Hewitt and a Nuttall.
Pumlumon Fawr is 752 metres high with 526 metres of prominence.
Pumlumon Fawr is listed in Ceredigion, Wales.
Peakify lists 1 route for Pumlumon Fawr, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
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.
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
About Pumlumon Fawr
Pumlumon Fawr is the high point of the Cambrian Mountains, a wide area of moorland in mid Wales. It reaches 752m (2467ft) and has 526m of prominence, which makes it a Hewitt, a Nuttall, a Marilyn and a county top. Pumlumon Fach (664m) is 0.5km to the north-west, Pen Pumlumon Llygad-bychan (727m) 1km east, and Pen Pumlumon Arwystli (741m) 2.6km east.
The standard route starts at Eisteddfa Gurig on the Aberystwyth to Llangurig road and follows a track and path up the slopes to the summit. The ground is boggy in places.
The summit has a trig pillar and several large old cairns. The rivers Severn and Wye both rise on the slopes of the Pumlumon massif, and the summit looks over a wide sweep of empty moorland towards Cardigan Bay.
Pumlumon Fawr is 752 m (2,467 ft) high with 526 m of prominence. It is in Ceredigion, Wales. It is the highest of the 6 summits Peakify lists in Ceredigion. The nearest summits are Pumlumon Fach (0.5 km), Pen Pumlumon Llygad-bychan (1.0 km) and Pen Cerrig Tewion (1.6 km).
Most walkers start from Eisteddfa Gurig on the Aberystwyth to Llangurig road.
Yes. It is the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains.
Yes. It has 526m of prominence and is also a Hewitt and a Nuttall.
Pumlumon Fawr is 752 metres high with 526 metres of prominence.
Pumlumon Fawr is listed in Ceredigion, Wales.
Peakify lists 1 route for Pumlumon Fawr, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
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.
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
