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Mount Oku
Lake Oku near Mount Oku
Highest point
Elevation3,011 m (9,879 ft)[1]
Prominence2,491 m (8,173 ft)[1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates06°11′59″N 10°31′08″E / 6.19972°N 10.51889°E / 6.19972; 10.51889
Geography
Mount Oku is located in Cameroon
Mount Oku
Mount Oku
Location in Cameroon
LocationNorthwest Region,
Cameroon
Parent rangeCameroon Volcanic Line
Geology
Age of rock25 million years
Mountain typeStratovolcano

Mount Oku, or Kilum Mountain, is the largest volcano in the Oku Massif, in the Cameroon Volcanic Line, located in the Oku region of the Western High Plateau of Cameroon.[2] It is the second highest mountain in mainland Central Africa.[3] The stratovolcano rises to 3,011 metres (9,879 ft) above sea level, and is cut by a large caldera.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Africa Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
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