Bima Hill is a hill in Gombe State, Nigeria located in the Yamaltu/Deba Local Government area. It has a prominence of 404 m (1325 ft).[1] [2] Bima Hill is the fourth most elevated hill in Gombe State out of 23. It is also the first out of two in Yamaltu/Deba. By prominence, Bima Hill is the 80th in Nigeria, the second in Gombe and first in Yamaltu/Deba.
Shinga is a town in Yamaltu/Deba area of Gombe State, Nigeria.[3] It lies at an elevation of 425 m (1394 ft) between the Bima Hills and the left bank of the Gongola River. Shinga is situated 8 km (5 mi) north of Bima Hills. Other nearby villages are:
Bima Hill is located to the left bank of Gongola River with latitude 10.3997°N, 11.5331°E.[7] with an elevation of about 764 m (2,507 ft). [8]
Landmarks
Biryel Government House: 9 km (5.6 mi) southeast
10 km (6.2 mi) southwest
Wade Hills: 11 km (6.8 mi) northeast
Deba Fulani: 18 km (11.2 mi) west
The relief is less than 300 m (984 ft) which rises above the surrounding land with the climate type of topical savanna.[9]
The feature of the hill is the hypsographic type which is the study and mapping of Earth's topography above the sea level[10]