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{{Short description|Mountain range in Wales}} {{Hatnote group| {{redirect|Bannau Brycheiniog|the national park, now also known as "Bannau Brycheiniog"|Brecon Beacons National Park}} {{other uses}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox mountain | fetchwikidata = NONE | name = Brecon Beacons | other_name = {{native name|cy|Bannau Brycheiniog}} | photo = View from Cribyn to Pen Y Fan - geograph.org.uk - 3447271 (cropped).jpg | photo_caption = Part of the Brecon Beacons range, looking from [[Cribyn (mountain)|Cribyn]] to [[Pen y Fan]] and [[Corn Du]] | country = [[Wales]], [[United Kingdom]] | geology = [[Sedimentary rock|Sedimentary]] | age = [[Devonian]] | highest = [[Pen y Fan]] | elevation = 886 m (2,907 ft) | coordinates = {{coord|51.88328|-3.43684|region:GB-POW_type:mountain|display=inline,title}} | location = [[Powys]] }} The '''Brecon Beacons''' (<!-- This is about the range, the name change applies to the national park -->{{langx|cy|Bannau Brycheiniog}}; {{IPA|cy|ˈbanai̯ brəˈχei̯njɔɡ||Bannau_Brycheiniog.wav|IPA}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/how-pronounce-bannau-brycheiniog-eryri-26713083 | title=How to pronounce Bannau Brycheiniog and Eryri | date=17 April 2023 }}</ref>) are a mountain range in Wales. The range includes South Wales's highest mountain, [[Pen y Fan]] ({{Convert|886|m|ft}}),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hills and mountains |url=https://www.breconbeacons.org/things-to-do/attractions/natural/hills-mountains |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales |language=en-US}}</ref> its twin summit [[Corn Du]] ({{Convert|873|m|ft}}),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-17 |title=A Guide to Climbing Corn DU and Pen y Fan Mountains - ViewBritain.com |url=https://viewbritain.com/wales/a-guide-to-climbing-corn-du-and-pen-y-fan-mountains/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Craig Gwaun Taf]] ({{Convert|826|m|ft}}),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ltd |first=Copyright The mountain Guide-A.-Connect |title=Craig Gwaun Taf (Duwynt) {{!}} Wales |url=https://www.themountainguide.co.uk/wales/craig-gwaun-taf.htm |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=UK mountain Guide |language=en}}</ref> which are the three highest peaks in the range. The Brecon Beacons have given their name to the larger [[Brecon Beacons National Park]], and the range itself is therefore sometimes known as the '''Central Beacons''' to differentiate the two.
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