Twmpa
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- Height
- 690 m · 2,264 ft
- Prominence
- 79 m
- Grid reference
- SO 22482 35062
- Coordinates
- 52.00852, -3.13082
- County / area
- Powys
- Region
- Llandovery to Monmouth
- OS Landranger
- 161
- OS Explorer
- OL13N
- Summit feature
- cairn
- Key col
- SO219344 (611 m)
About Twmpa
Twmpa, also called Lord Hereford's Knob, is part of the long north-west scarp of the Black Mountains in south-east Wales. It stands roughly 3 km west of the English border and some 7 km south of Hay-on-Wye.
North-east of the summit is the Gospel Pass, carrying a minor road between Hay and the Llanthony Valley. From the top the ridge of Darren Lwyd tapers south-eastwards for about 3 km.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Twmpa (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.
Access rights here
Conditional Right to roam: Right to roam only on mapped CRoW open access land.
Permission needed Wild camping: Permission needed everywhere.
General position for Wales — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. Full details: access rights in Wales ·check another location.
Daylight at this summit today
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Computed astronomically for 52.009, -3.131. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (690 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Long-distance paths past this hill
One waymarked long-distance route runs within 2.5 km of the summit — useful if you are linking this hill into a longer walk, or want a made path for the approach.
| Route | Total length | From summit |
|---|---|---|
| Cambrian Way | 483 km | over the top |
Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.
Get food nearby
3 places to eat or drink within 10 km of the summit, rated under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Scotland runs its own Food Hygiene Information Scheme, a pass/fail equivalent).
| Place | Type | Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Barn Inn | Pub/bar/nightclub | 4 out of 5 | 5.8 km · NW |
| Black Mountain Lodge Restaurant | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 5 out of 5 | 5.8 km · NW |
| Three Cocks Hotel | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 5 out of 5 | 5.8 km · NW |
Classifications and ratings are the local authority's own and can be coarse — this is a lead, not a guarantee of opening hours or that food is served to non-residents. Follow a name through to the official rating page to check, and confirm before you rely on it.
Food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0). Distances and directions computed by OpenFell from the summit.
Which hill this one belongs to
Twmpa is not counted as an independent hill in its own right. In prominence terms it belongs to Waun Fach (811 m) — the nearest Marilyn you can reach from this summit without first dropping below its key col, 611 m.
Grouping is by prominence alone: a summit belongs to the nearest higher Marilyn it connects to without a deeper intervening col. Over a large massif that can gather hills no one would walk in a single day, and which few would describe as parts of the same mountain — it is a measure of independence, not a suggested route.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rhos Dirion | 713.4 m | 2.1 km |
| Black Mountain | 703.6 m | 3 km |
| Waun Fach | 811 m | 5.2 km |
| Pen y Gadair Fawr | 800 m | 6.3 km |
| Chwarel y Fan | 679 m | 6.6 km |
| Mynydd Llysiau | 663 m | 7.3 km |