Mount Tullu Dimtu
Mountain in Bale Zone, Ethiopia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tullu Dimtu (Oromo: Tulluu Diimtuu) is the fourth highest peak in Ethiopia after Ras Dashen (4550m), Ancua (4462m), and Kidus Yared (4453m).
For other uses, see Dimtu (disambiguation).
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Tullu Dimtu | |
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Tulu Dīmtu | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,377 m (14,360 ft) |
Prominence | 2,527 m (8,291 ft) |
Coordinates | 6°49′35″N 39°49′10″E |
Geography | |
Location | Bale Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia |
Parent range | Bale Mountains |
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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.[1]