Llyn y Fan Fach is a lake of approximately 10 hectares on the northern margin of the Black Mountain in Carmarthenshire, South Wales and lying within the Brecon Beacons National Park. The lake lies at an altitude of approximately 1,660 feet (510 m), immediately to the north of the ridge of the Carmarthen Fans. It is the smaller of two lakes within this mountain massif: the slightly larger Llyn y Fan Fawr is about 2 miles (3.2 km) to the east.
Llyn y Fan Fach
The lake with Picws Du in the foreground
Red kite soaring
Common raven in flight
The Black Mountain is a mountain range in South, Mid and West Wales, straddling the administrative boundary between Carmarthenshire and Powys and forming the westernmost range of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Its highest point is Fan Brycheiniog at 802 metres or 2,631 ft. The Black Mountain also forms a part of the Fforest Fawr Geopark.
Fan Brycheiniog the highest peak on the Black Mountain
Llyn y Fan Fawr, below Fan Brycheiniog in the Black Mountain
Llyn y Fan Fach lake below the escarpment and Picws Du
The Black Mountain range seen from the Usk Reservoir