Loma Mountains
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The Loma Mountains are the highest mountain range
in the West Africa
n country of Sierra Leone
. The highest peak is Mount Bintumani
which rises to a height of 1,945 m (6,400 ft). The area has been designated a non-hunting forest reserve since 1952. The reserve covers an area of 33,201 hectares.
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 the West Africa
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...
n country of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
. The highest peak is Mount Bintumani
Mount Bintumani
Mount Bintumani is the highest peak in Sierra Leone, at . It lies in the Loma Mountains and its lower slopes are covered in rainforests, home to a wide variety of animals. These include Pygmy Hippopotamuses, dwarf crocodiles, Rufous Fishing-owls and numerous primates....
which rises to a height of 1,945 m (6,400 ft). The area has been designated a non-hunting forest reserve since 1952. The reserve covers an area of 33,201 hectares.