WINTER IN WALES (JAN 2010)

The Black Mountains (Welsh Y Mynyddoedd Duon) are a group of hills spread across parts of Powys and Monmouthshire in southeast Wales.

They are the easternmost of the four ranges of hills that comprise the Brecon Beacons National Park, and are frequently confused with the westernmost, which is known as the Black Mountain . To confuse matters there is a peak in the Black Mountains called Black Mountain.

The Black Mountains may be roughly defined as those hills contained within a triangle defined by the towns of Abergavenny in the southeast, Hay-on-Wye in the north and the village of Llangors in the west. Another 'gateway' town to the Black Mountains is Talgarth