Mount Cameroon, Cameroon
Mount Cameroon, French Mont Cameroun, volcanic massif of southwestern Cameroon that rises to a height of 13,435 feet and extends 14 miles inland from the Gulf of Guinea. It is the highest peak in sub-Saharan western and central Africa and the westernmost extension of a series of hills and mountains that form a natural boundary between northern Cameroon and Nigeria. The Englishman Sir Richard Burton climbed its summit in 1861. The volcano is still active.
Epic Cameroon Culture & Adventure Route © Monika Newbound
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