Pen y Garn-goch

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Pen y Garn-goch tops out at 487 m in Powys. It is listed among the 1,546 Marilyns — British hills with at least 150 m of drop on every side. Llanwrtyd Station is 3.9 km away to the south. Other hills nearby include Drygarn Fawr, Mynydd Epynt and Gorllwyn.

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