Chappal Waddi | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,419 m (7,936 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,157 m (3,796 ft) |
Listing | Country high point |
Coordinates | 07°02′10″N 11°42′54″E / 7.03611°N 11.71500°E |
Geography | |
Location | Nigeria / Cameroon |
Chappal Waddi (also known as the Mountain of Death) is located in Nigeria and, at 2,419 m (7,936 ft), is the country's highest point.[2] 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]