Chappal Waddi (also known as the Mountain of Death) is located in Nigeria and, at 2,419 m (7,936 ft), is the country's highest point.[2] This peak, whose original and indigenous name is "Gang Peak" is steeped in enthralling ancient Mambilla mythologies. It represents the heaquarters of some ancient mythological organizations. It is located in Taraba State, near the border with Cameroon, on the edge of the Gashaka Gumti Forest Reserve and the Gashaka-Gumti National Park on the Mambilla Plateau.[3] It is a part of the Bamenda-Alantika-Mandara Mountain chain of Nigeria and Cameroon.[4] According to local Mambilla legends, good fotunes or bad poor harvests in the agricultural cycles of the Mambilla Plateau were determined at Gang Mountain.
| Chappal Waddi | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,419 m (7,936 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,157 m (3,796 ft) |
| Listing | Country high point |
| Coordinates | 07°02′10″N 11°42′54″E / 7.03611°N 11.71500°E |
| Geography | |
  Chappal Waddi Location of Chappal Waddi (Gang) in Nigeria (on border with Cameroon) | |
| Location | Nigeria / Cameroon |
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Chappal Wadi, the second-highest point in sub-saharan West Africa after Mount Cameroon and Emi Koussi -
Dusk in a remote section of Gashaka-Gumti National Park -
Boundary along the Nigerian-Cameroon border in Gashaka-Gumti National Park -
Sunset on Chappal Waddi -
Camping on Chappal Waddi
References
edit- ^ "Chappal Waddi - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Nigeria Physical Map". Free World Maps – Atlas of the World. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ http://www.nigeria-direct.com/activity/climb-nigeria's-highest-mountain-Gang or chappal-waddi [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Gang or Chappal Waddi: The Country's Highest Point". www.gloomme.com. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
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