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Burnt Mountain (Namibia)

Coordinates: 20°37′18″S 14°25′06″E / 20.6216789°S 14.4182253°E / -20.6216789; 14.4182253
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Burnt Mountain
Highest point
Coordinates20°37′18″S 14°25′06″E / 20.6216789°S 14.4182253°E / -20.6216789; 14.4182253
Geography
Burnt Mountain is located in Namibia
Burnt Mountain
Burnt Mountain
Geology
Age of rock80 million years

The Burnt Mountain (Afrikaans: Verbrande Berg) is a hill with a solidified lava flow at the foot of a 12-kilometre-long volcanic ridge in Damaraland in northern Namibia.[1] The 80-million-year-old stream of lava was formed by thermal and compression metamorphism and its red, brown, cream and purple colours creates a striking contrast at dusk with the surrounding 200-million-year-old beige rocks of Karoo slate.[2]

Burnt Mountain rises above the surrounding area by about 200 metres and is not far from the Organ Pipes on the D3254 road and about 10 kilometres southeast of Twyfelfontein.[1]

Since 15 September 1956, the Burnt Mountain has been a National Monument of Namibia.

References

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  1. ^ a b Burnt Mountain at www.namibian.org. Retrieved 30 Nov 2017.
  2. ^ "The Verbrandeberg and Organ Pipes". Namibia Stays. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
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