Loma Mountains
Loma Mountains | |
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<div style="padding:2px 2px 5px 2px;> Location in Sierra Leone | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Bintumani |
Elevation | 1,945 m (6,381 ft) |
Geography | |
Location | Sierra Leone |
Range coordinates | 9°10′N 11°07′W / 9.17°N 11.12°WCoordinates: 9°10′N 11°07′W / 9.17°N 11.12°W |
The Loma Mountains are the highest mountain range in the West African country of Sierra Leone. The highest peak is Mount Bintumani which rises to a height of 1,945 metres (6,381 ft). The area has been designated a non-hunting forest reserve since 1952. The reserve covers an area of 33,201 hectares.[1]
See also
- Protected areas of Sierra Leone
References
- ↑ "World Database on Protected Areas: Site Sheet". World Conservation Monitoring Centre. UN Environment Programme. Retrieved 2007-11-09.