Mount Tahat

Mount Tahat
Highest point
Elevation 3,003 m (9,852 ft) [1]
Prominence 2,328 m (7,638 ft) [2][3]
Listing Country high point
List of mountains in Algeria
Ultra
Coordinates 23°17′20″N 5°32′01″E / 23.28889°N 5.53361°E / 23.28889; 5.53361Coordinates: 23°17′20″N 5°32′01″E / 23.28889°N 5.53361°E / 23.28889; 5.53361 [3]
Geography
Mount Tahat
Location in Algeria
Location Algeria
Parent range Hoggar Mountains
Climbing
First ascent 1931

Mount Tahat (Arabic: جبل تاهات‎) is the highest mountain peak in Algeria. It sits at an elevation of 3,003 metres (9,852 ft).[2][3] Tahat is also the highest peak in the Hoggar Mountains. Its nearest city is Tamanrasset which is located 56 km to the south.

Mount Tahat is of volcanic origin. It is located in an arid, rocky high plateau area of the central Sahara Desert. The Tuareg inhabit this region. To the north lie the Tassili n'Ajjer mountains, which contain cave paintings dating from a period between 8000 and 2000 BC. The rock art is pastoral, showing cattle breeding and hunting of animals that are today exclusively found in the southern Sahara's climate.

Mount Tahat, Algeria

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Tahat - Seven Natural Wonders" Sevennaturalwonders.org. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  2. 1 2 "Africa Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  3. 1 2 3 "Tahat, Algeria". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-05-15.


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