Mount Bwahit Explained

Mount Bwahit
Other Name:Buahit
Elevation M:4437
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:800
Location:Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Range:Simien Mountains
Map:Ethiopia
Relief:1
Label Position:left
Coordinates:13.2439°N 38.2178°W

Mount Bwahit (Amharic: ቧሒት ተራራ) (or Buahit, Bachit, Buiheat) is a peak of the Simien Mountains in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Its altitude is estimated at 4430 or 4437 m above sea level, making it the third highest mountain in Ethiopia and the 13th or 14th highest mountain of Africa. It is located about 16 km west of the highest Ethiopian mountain, Ras Dashen, from which it is separated by a 1,600 m deep gorge. The connecting ridge goes NNE over the Arkwasiye Pass (ca. 3635 m), eastwards over Kidis Yared, at 4453m (14,610feet) the second-highest mountain in Ethiopia, and SSE over the Metelal Pass at approximately 3730 metres above mean sea level to Ras Dashen.

Notes and References

  1. Ethiopian Mapping Authority. 2010 National Statistics (Abstract): climate, Table A.1. Central Statistical Agency website (accessed 5 October 2011)