M'Goun

M'Goun

M'Goun

Mountain in Morocco.

The M'Goun mountain, also rendered as Ighil Mgoun / Ighil M’Goun / Irhil M’Goun (in tifinagh ⵉⵖⵉⵍ ⵎⴳⵯⵏ), Ighil n’Oumsoud, Jebel Mgoun, Jebel Ighil M’Goun and Jebel Aït M’goun, at 4,071 metres (13,356 ft) is the third highest peak of the Atlas Mountains after Toubkal and Ouenkrim.

Quick Facts M'Goun جبال مكون, ⵉⵖⵉⵍ ⵎⴳⵯⵓⵏ, Highest point ...

It is an ultra prominent peak located in the Drâa-Tafilalet region of Morocco.

An area of 5,370 km2 in the region was designated as a UNESCO Global Geopark in 2015, having become a member of the Global Geopark Network the previous year. The Geopark showcases tectonic structures within the Atlas Mountains as well as aspects of the area's cultural history.[2]

Hiking in Mgoun Canyon

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Africa Ultra-Prominences". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  2. [2]
    "M'Goun UNESCO Global Geopark (Morocco)". UNESCO International Geoscience and Geoparks Programme. UNESCO. Retrieved 11 September 2023.

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