Mount Choqa Explained

Mount Choqa
Other Name:Mount Birhan
Elevation M:4100
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:2225
Listing:Ultra
Map:Ethiopia
Relief:1
Map Size:260
Location:Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Coordinates:10.7133°N 37.8483°W

Mount Choqa (also known as ጮቄ ተራራ (in Ge'ez) Ch'ok'e Terara and Mount Birhan) at 4100m (13,500feet), is one of the highest mountains of Debay Telategn Gojjam, a region of Ethiopia located south of Lake Tana. The mountain and its surrounding area lacks forests, and its slopes are cultivated up to an elevation of 3,000 meters above sea level.

Fauna and Flora

Animals

Mount Choqa consists of large amount of mammals . Some of the mammals are Leopard (Panthera pardus), colobus monkey .

Vegetation

The most widely spread plant species found in Mount Choqa are the Juniperus procera, Erica arborea, Hagenia abyssinica, Hypericum revolutum and Olea europae. Dominant crops in the area include wheat and potato .[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/africa.html "Africa Ultra-Prominences"
  2. Simane . Belay . Zaitchik . Benjamin F. . Ozdogan . Mutlu . February 2013 . Agroecosystem Analysis of the Choke Mountain Watersheds, Ethiopia . Sustainability . en . 5 . 2 . 592–616 . 10.3390/su5020592 . 2071-1050 . free .