The Blorenge is the name of a mountain which is situated in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales. The height of this mountain is 559 meter or 1,833 feet and on the southern side of Black Mountains, it front onto the valley of River Usk and also in the National Park of Brecon Beacons. The Blorenge fronts onto the village of Llanfoist and market town of Abergavenny to the north in the Usk Valley.
The Blorenge is situated within both the World Heritage Site (Blaenavon Industrial Landscape) and Brecon Beacons National Park. Brecon Canal and Monmouthshire lies on the foot of the mountain. Different types of rocks have been composed in the fashion of layer-cake to build up the mountain Blorenge. The lower slopes of this mountain are formed from the mudstones and sandstones that were deposited during the period of Devonia.
The higher reaches of the Blorenge Mountain are formed with the set of limestones, sandstones and mudstones of Carboniferous age. The flat terrain of this mountain is formed from the rough sandstones that lie down at the border of the Coal Measures and Millstone Grit.
When glacier of the Usk Valley flowed to its north during the ice ages, the shape the Blorenge Mountain was modified. The Punchbowl is the name of eastern side of the Blorenge. Most parts of this hill are open and in the access of walkers. There are several bridleways and footpaths which run over and to it. Hillwalking point can also be found on the Blorenge that runs around it.
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