Mount Choqa
| Mount Choqa | |
|---|---|
| Mount Birhan | |
| File:View on Mt Chokwe.jpg In spring, Chokwe's peak is sometimes covered with snow | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,100 m (13,500 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,225 m (7,300 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Ultra |
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Amhara Region, Ethiopia |
Mount Choqa (also known as ጮቄ ተራራ (in Ge'ez) Ch'ok'e Terara and Mount Birhan) at 4,100 metres (13,451 ft), is one of the highest mountains of Debay Telategn Gojjam, a region of Ethiopia located south of Lake Tana. The mountain and its surrounding area lacks forests, and its slopes are cultivated up to an elevation of 3,000 meters above sea level.
Fauna and flora
[edit | edit source]Animals
[edit | edit source]Mount Choqa consists of large amount of mammals . Some of the mammals are Leopard (Panthera pardus), colobus monkey .
Vegetation
[edit | edit source]The most widely spread plant species found in Mount Choqa are the Juniperus procera, Erica arborea, Hagenia abyssinica, Hypericum revolutum and Olea europae. Dominant crops in the area include wheat and potato .[2]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c "Africa Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Listed here as "Ch'ok'e Terara". Retrieved 2012-01-15.
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External links
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