The Ethiopian Highlands are a mass of mountains located primarily in Ethiopia, though portions of the range stretch into Eritrea and northern Somalia. The highlands contain the highest mountains in Africa. Most of the range is 5,000 ft. above sea level and the highest peak stands at 14,928 ft. The region is sometimes referred to as "the Roof of Africa" because of it's immense height.
The Great Rift Valley divides the highlands into a northwestern and a southeastern portion. The northwestern portion encompasses the Tigray and Amahara regions, as wells as the Semien Mountains which is a national park and a world heritage site. Ras Dashan is the highest in the Semien Mountains and the highest peak in Ethiopia.
View from the Semien Mountains
The southeastern region of the highlands is made up predmoniatly of the Oromia Region which contains the Bale Mountains which contains Tullu Demtu which is the second highest peak in the range standing at 4337m.
Mt. Tullu Demtu
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