Mount Nyangani

Mount Nyangani
Mount Inyangani
Mount Nyangani summit
Highest point
Elevation	2,592 m (8,504 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,515 m (4,970 ft)[1]
Listing	Country high point Ultra
Coordinates	18°18′00″S 32°50′30″E / 18.30000°S 32.84167°E / -18.30000; 32.84167[1]
Geography
Mount Nyangani Location of Mount Nyangani in Zimbabwe
Location	Zimbabwe
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Mount Nyangani (formerly Mount Inyangani) is the highest mountain in Zimbabwe at 2,592 metres or 8,504 feet. The mountain is located within Nyanga National Park in Nyanga District, about 110 km (68 mi) north-northeast of Mutare. The summit lies atop a small outcrop of rock around 40 metres or 130 feet above the surrounding area. The remainder of the peak is a broad moor of mainly rolling hills and plateau with an area of about 8 km². The edges of this plateau then fall steeply to the east and west sides. The mountain vegetation is largely composed of heath around the summit plateau with evergreen forest along the wetter eastern slopes and grassland to the western side. Annual rainfall totals are high (around 2,200 millimetres or 87 inches) but long spells of dry weather occur during the winter period of May to August. Due to its relatively low altitude and tropical location, snowfall is very rare, last recorded in August 1935.^[2]