Cribyn (mountain)

Cribyn
The nose of Cribyn from its north ridge
Highest point
Elevation	795 m (2,608 ft)
Prominence	130 m (430 ft)
Parent peak	Pen y Fan
Listing	Hewitt, Nuttall, HuMP
Coordinates	51°52′54″N 3°25′10″W / 51.88169°N 3.41936°W / 51.88169; -3.41936
Naming
English translation	Little ridge
Geography
Cribyn Cribyn in the Brecon Beacons National Park (green area)
Location	Powys, Wales
Parent range	Brecon Beacons
OS grid	SO024213
Topo map	OS Landranger 160

Cribyn (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈkrɪbɪn]) is a mountain in the Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) with an elevation of 2608 feet (or 795 metres), about 300 feet lower than the neighbouring peaks of Pen y Fan and Corn Du. It is a prominent peak in the long and impressive escarpment facing north and running roughly east–west of the central section of the Brecon Beacons.^[1]

The summit lies on a ridge stretching from Talybont Reservoir in the east, to the A470 road. The ridge line to the west connects Cribyn with the peak of Pen y Fan. To the east, the ridge line descends to Bwlch ar y Fan, a col crossed by an ancient trail sometimes known as 'The Gap Road' before ascending again to the peak of Fan y Big.^[2][3]