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Toubkal (Arabic: توبقال, romanized: tūbqāl, pronounced), also Jbel Toubkal or Jebel Toubkal, is a mountain in southwestern Morocco, located in the Toubkal National Park. At 4,167 m (13,671 ft), it is the highest peak in Morocco, the Atlas Mountains , North Africa and the Arab world .
Toubkal National Park is a national park in the High Atlas mountain range, 70 kilometres from Marrakesh in central-western Morocco. Established in 1942, it covers an area of 380 km 2 . Jbel Toubkal is the highest peak of the park at 4,167 metres.
Name Range Photograph Height Prominence (m) Isolation (km) Co-ordinates Observations Toubkal: High Atlas: 4,165 metres (13,665 ft) 3755 2078 Highest point in North Africa
It has several peaks over 4,000 m (13,000 ft), including the highest summit in North Africa, Toubkal (4,167 m or 13,671 ft), and further east Ighil m'Goun (4,071 m or 13,356 ft), the second major summit of the range. At the Atlantic and to the southwest, the range drops abruptly and makes a transition to the coast and the Anti-Atlas range.
Rank Country Highest Summit Height Comments 1: Morocco: Toubkal: 4,165 meters: 2: Morocco: Ouanoukrim: 4,089 meters: 3: Morocco: M'Goun mountain: 4,071 metres: 4 ...
Jbel Toubkal in Toubkal National Park. In the west lies the oldest portion of the range. Its high point is the Jbel Toubkal, which is visible from the city of Marrakech. Jbel Toubkal lies in the Toubkal national park, which was created in 1942. The massif consists of Jurassic and Cretaceous formations notched by deep erosion-carved valleys.
Imlil makes a good base for attempting to summit Toubkal as it lies at the end of the tarmac road, and is a natural place to hire mountain guides and mules for the onward trek. Imlil is the centre of mountain tourism in Morocco due to its unique position. From here, 90% of visitors head up to Toubkal, the highest mountain in Morocco.
Location Coordinates [1] Prominence (m) ... Toubkal: Atlas Mountains ... Lists and/or maps covering all peaks in the world with 1500 m+ prominence. Compiled by Aaron ...