 The ridge continues southeastwards to the lesser summit of Bal-Mawr whose top is adorned by a trig point at above sea level.A further 1 km southeast along the ridge is the lesser top of Bal-Bach at a height of just over .Chwarel y Fan is the county top of the historic county of Monmouthshire, and is also the highest point in the current local government area of Monmouthshire.