The Shere Hills are a range of undulating hills and rock formations on the Jos Plateau, situated about 10 kilometres to the East of Jos

Jos

Jos is a city in the Middle Belt of Nigeria.The city has a population of about 1.5 million residents. Popularly called "J-town" or "Jesus Our Saviour" by the residents, it is the administrative capital of Plateau State....

 metropolis, the capital of Plateau State

Plateau State

Plateau State is the twelfth largest state of Nigeria, and is roughly located in the center of the country. It is geographically unique in Nigeria because its boundaries totally surround the Jos Plateau, having the Jos Plateau totally in its central and northern part...

 in the middle belt region

Middle Belt

The Middle Belt is a human geographical term designating the region of central Nigeria populated largely by minority ethnic groups and stretching across the country longitudinally. The Middle Belt is indeterminate in that it lacks designated "borders" and is charactized by a heterogeneity and...

 of Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

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Peaks

The Shere Hills have numerous high peaks

Summit (topography)

In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...

, with the highest peak reaching a height of about 1829 metres (6,001 ft) above sea level, the Shere Hills are the highest point of the Jos Plateau and they form the third highest point in Nigeria after Chappal Waddi

Chappal Waddi

Chappal Waddi is a mountain in Nigeria and, at 2,419 meters, is the country's highest point.. It is located in Taraba State, near the border with Cameroon, in the Gashaka Forest Reserve . Chappal Wadi is sometimes cited as the highest point in West Africa if the region is defined as excluding...

 on the Mambilla Plateau

Mambilla Plateau

The Mambilla Plateau is a highland region, found in Taraba State of Nigeria. This highland region, is the northern continuation of the Bamenda Highlands of Cameroon....

 averaging about 2419 metres (7,936 ft) above sea level and Mount Dimlang (Vogel peak) on the Shebshi Mountains

Shebshi Mountains

Shebshi Mountains is a mountain range in Adamawa State, northeastern Nigeria near the Cameroon border and between the Benue and Taraba rivers. The peak altitude is reach with Mount Dimlang at 2,042 m .....

reaching a height of about 2042 metres (6,699 ft) above sea level .