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Mount Tullu Dimtu

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Mountain in Bale Zone, Ethiopia

For other uses, see Dimtu (disambiguation).
Tullu Dimtu
Tulu Dīmtu
Tullu Dimtu is located in EthiopiaTullu DimtuTullu DimtuLocation in Ethiopia
Highest point
Elevation4,377 m (14,360 ft)
Prominence2,527 m (8,291 ft)
Coordinates6°49′35″N 39°49′10″E / 6.8265°N 39.8194°E / 6.8265; 39.8194
Geography
LocationBale Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Parent rangeBale Mountains

Tullu Dimtu (Oromo: Tulluu Diimtuu) is the fourth highest peak in Ethiopia after Ras Dashen (4550m), Ancua (4462m), and Kidus Yared (4453m).

Tullu Dimtu is on the Sanetti Plateau in the Bale Mountains of Oromia Region in southeast Ethiopia, within Bale Mountains National Park. It forms part of the divide between the drainage basins of the Weyib and Shebelle Rivers.

A rough gravel road, the third highest in Africa, leads to the top of Tullu Dimtu.

See also

References

  1. "Highest mountain passes of Africa". Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

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