Rumpi Hills
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The Rumpi Hills in the Southwest Region of Cameroon
are about 80 kilometres (49.7 mi) north of Mount Cameroon
, and include the Rumpi Hills Wildlife Reserve
.
The Rumpi Hills cover about 1500 square kilometres (579.2 sq mi) in an area of Precambrian
metamorphic and intrusive rocks cut by Cainozoic intrusive complexes and widely overlain by volcanoes from the Cainozoic, the highest of which is Mount Rata at 1768 metres (5,800.5 ft).
There are no classic volcano cones with craters, since many of the peaks have been caused by extensive faulting.
The hills contain mid-altitude forest, which has been widely damaged by logging and farming, as well as coastal evergreen and drier northern semi-evergreen forest.
Hunters have reported seeing the endangered Drill
and Preuss's Monkey
.
198 species of birds have been identified, including the endangered White-throated Mountain-babbler
.
The Mungo River
rises in these hills, flowing east and then south to the Cameroon estuary.
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
are about 80 kilometres (49.7 mi) north of Mount Cameroon
Mount Cameroon
Mount Cameroon is an active volcano in Cameroon near the Gulf of Guinea. Mount Cameroon is also known as Cameroon Mountain or Fako or by its native name Mongo ma Ndemi ....
, and include the Rumpi Hills Wildlife Reserve
Rumpi Hills Wildlife Reserve
The Rumpi Hills Wildlife Reserve is a reserve in the Rumpi Hills in western Cameroon. This site is in area.The Rumpi Hills forest reserve was originally created in 1941.The hills are late tertiary volcanic rocks....
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The Rumpi Hills cover about 1500 square kilometres (579.2 sq mi) in an area of Precambrian
Precambrian
The Precambrian is the name which describes the large span of time in Earth's history before the current Phanerozoic Eon, and is a Supereon divided into several eons of the geologic time scale...
metamorphic and intrusive rocks cut by Cainozoic intrusive complexes and widely overlain by volcanoes from the Cainozoic, the highest of which is Mount Rata at 1768 metres (5,800.5 ft).
There are no classic volcano cones with craters, since many of the peaks have been caused by extensive faulting.
The hills contain mid-altitude forest, which has been widely damaged by logging and farming, as well as coastal evergreen and drier northern semi-evergreen forest.
Hunters have reported seeing the endangered Drill
Drill (mammal)
The Drill is a primate of the family Cercopithecidae , closely related to the Baboons and even more closely to the Mandrill.-Description:...
and Preuss's Monkey
Preuss's Monkey
Preuss's monkey , also known as Preuss's guenon, is a diurnal primate that lives terrestrially in mountainous forests of eastern Nigeria, western Cameroon and Bioko in Equatorial Guinea. It is sometimes classified as a subspecies of the L'Hoest's monkey Preuss's monkey (Cercopithecus preussi),...
.
198 species of birds have been identified, including the endangered White-throated Mountain-babbler
White-throated Mountain-babbler
The White-throated Mountain-babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
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The Mungo River
Mungo River, Cameroon
The Mungo River is a large river in Cameroon that drains the mountains in the southern portion of the Cameroon line of active and extinct volcanoes.-Course:The Mungo river has a catchment area of ....
rises in these hills, flowing east and then south to the Cameroon estuary.