Mount Kwaraha

Mount Kwaraha is a mountain in central Tanzania. It is located approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) east of the town of Babati, in Babati District of Manyara Region.

Mount Kwaraha
Highest point
Elevation2,415 m (7,923 ft)
Geography
LocationManyara Region

Mount Kwaraha is a granite inselberg, and rises to 2,415 m (7,923 ft).[1] The mountain has numerous springs and streams which flow west into Lake Babati and east into the Tarangire River.

The mountain has mist forests above 1,800 m (5,900 ft) elevation, and is home to small numbers of elephants and buffalo, and large numbers of birds and monkeys.[1]

Ufiome Forest Reserve covers 54.36 km2 (20.99 sq mi) of the mountain.[2]

References
  1. Briggs, Philip and Chris Mcintyre. Tanzania Safari Guide: With Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar and the Coast. Brandt Travel Guides, 2017. p. 229.
  2. "Ufiome Forest Reserve". Protected Planet. Accessed 25 September 2019.

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