Mount Batu
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Mount Batu is one of the highest of the Bale Mountains
of Ethiopia
, as well as of the Oromia Region
. Part of the Bale National Park, and located at 06°40′N 39°25′E, it reaches an elevation of 4,307 meters. It consists of two peaks, Tinnish Batu ("Little Batu"), which is actually higher than Tilliq Batu ("Big Batu") to the south. The reason for these deceptive names is explained by Paul Henze, who reports that upon viewing them, "it appeared that the peak behind Tinnish Batu was definitely higher."
The first European to climb Mount Batu was the Finnish professor Helmer Smeds, who accomplished this feat in 1958.
Bale Mountains
The Bale Mountains are a range of mountains in the Oromia Region of southeast Ethiopia, south of the Awash River. They include Tullu Demtu, the second-highest mountain in Ethiopia , and Mount Batu . The Weyib River, a tributary of the Jubba River, rises in these mountains east of Goba...
of Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
, as well as of the Oromia Region
Oromia Region
Oromia is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia...
. Part of the Bale National Park, and located at 06°40′N 39°25′E, it reaches an elevation of 4,307 meters. It consists of two peaks, Tinnish Batu ("Little Batu"), which is actually higher than Tilliq Batu ("Big Batu") to the south. The reason for these deceptive names is explained by Paul Henze, who reports that upon viewing them, "it appeared that the peak behind Tinnish Batu was definitely higher."
The first European to climb Mount Batu was the Finnish professor Helmer Smeds, who accomplished this feat in 1958.