Mount Cameroon

Southwest · Cameroon

Mount Cameroon, Cameroon
Photo: Eric Joel MAMA NKE, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
November to April, the driest climbing window
Budget
$
Accessibility
not-accessible
Coordinates
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West Africa's highest peak, an active volcano rising 4,095 meters almost directly from the Atlantic, is climbed via guided treks from the town of Buea. The route ascends through rainforest, montane grassland, and stark lava fields, and hosts the grueling Race of Hope every February.

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