Mount Kwaraha

Mount Kwaraha is a mountain in central Tanzania. It is located approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) east of the town of Babati, in Babati District of Manyara Region.

Mount Kwaraha
Highest point
Elevation2,415 m (7,923 ft)
Geography
LocationManyara Region

Mount Kwaraha is a granite inselberg, and rises to 2,415 m (7,923 ft).[1] The mountain has numerous springs and streams which flow west into Lake Babati and east into the Tarangire River.

The mountain has mist forests above 1,800 m (5,900 ft) elevation, and is home to small numbers of elephants and buffalo, and large numbers of birds and monkeys.[1]

Ufiome Forest Reserve covers 54.36 km2 (20.99 sq mi) of the mountain.[2]

References
  1. Briggs, Philip and Chris Mcintyre. Tanzania Safari Guide: With Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar and the Coast. Brandt Travel Guides, 2017. p. 229.
  2. "Ufiome Forest Reserve". Protected Planet. Accessed 25 September 2019.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.