Mount Tullu Dimtu

Mountain in Bale Zone, Ethiopia

Tullu Dimtu is located in Ethiopia
Tullu Dimtu
Tullu Dimtu
Location in Ethiopia
Highest pointElevation4,377 m (14,360 ft)Prominence2,527 m (8,291 ft)Coordinates6°49′35″N 39°49′10″E / 6.8265°N 39.8194°E / 6.8265; 39.8194GeographyLocationBale Zone, Oromia Region, EthiopiaParent rangeBale Mountains

Tullu Dimtu (Oromo: Tulluu Diimtuu) is the fourth highest peak in Ethiopia after Ras Dashen (4550m), Ancua (4462m), and Kidus Yared (4453m).

Tullu Dimtu is on the Sanetti Plateau in the Bale Mountains of Oromia Region in southeast Ethiopia, within Bale Mountains National Park. It forms part of the divide between the drainage basins of the Weyib and Shebelle Rivers.

A rough gravel road, the third highest in Africa, leads to the top of Tullu Dimtu.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Highest mountain passes of Africa". Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

External links

  • Ethiopia 2006 - Part 5 - Over Bale mountains and down to Harena forest


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