Shimbiris
Encyclopedia
Mount Shimbiris is the highest peak
in Somalia
. It sits at an altitude of 2460 metres (8,071 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Cal Madow
mountain range
in northern Somalia, in the Sanaag
region. SRTM data shows that its often quoted elevation of 2,410m is slightly low.
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...
in Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
. It sits at an altitude of 2460 metres (8,071 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Cal Madow
Cal Madow
Cal Madow is a mountain range in northeastern Somalia, extending from several kilometers west of Bosaso to northwest of Erigavo. Its peak sits at almost 2500 m in Shimbiris, northwest of Erigavo...
mountain range
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
in northern Somalia, in the Sanaag
Sanaag
Sanaag is an administrative region in northern Somalia. Its capital city is Erigavo.Sanaag has a long coastline facing the Gulf of Aden to the north, and is bordered by the Somali regions of Woqooyi Galbeed, Togdheer, Sool and Bari....
region. SRTM data shows that its often quoted elevation of 2,410m is slightly low.