Chappal Waddi Explained

Chappal Waddi
Elevation M:2419
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:1157
Listing:Country high point
Map:Nigeria
Map Size:260
Label Position:left
Location:Nigeria / Cameroon
Coordinates:7.0361°N 11.715°W

Chappal Waddi (also known as the Mountain of Death) is located in Nigeria and, at 2419m (7,936feet), 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chappal Waddi - Peakbagger.com. www.peakbagger.com. 28 May 2023.
  2. Web site: Nigeria Physical Map . Free World Maps – Atlas of the World . 28 May 2023.
  3. http://www.nigeria-direct.com/activity/climb-nigeria's-highest-mountain-Gang or chappal-waddi
  4. Web site: Gang or Chappal Waddi: The Country's Highest Point . 2022-05-11 . www.gloomme.com . en-US.