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Brecon Beacons mountain range: Corn Du Pen y Fan
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Brecon Beacons mountain range: Corn Du
Brecon Beacons mountain range: Corn Du Summit of Corn Du, in the Brecon Beacons mountain range, Brecon Beacons National Park, southern Wales.

Brecon (brecknock) Beacons

mountain range, Wales, United Kingdom
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Brecon (brecknock) Beacons, mountain range in the county of Powys, southeastern Wales, extends 2 mi (3 km) east–west, and culminates in the peaks of Corn Du (2,863 ft [873 m]) and Pen-y Fan (2,906 ft).

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