Jebel Kelti
Appearance
Jebel Kelti | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,926 m (6,319 ft)[1] |
Geography | |
Parent range | Rif |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Paleozoic |
Mountain type | Limestone-Dolomite |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Unknown |
Easiest route | From Chefchaouen |
Jebel Kelti is a mountain in the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, Morocco. It is located south of Tetouan in Chefchaouen Province. This mountain is part of the Rif mountain chain.
Description
Jebel Kelti is about 1912 metres high.[2] It is located between Tetouan and Chefchaouen in the Tangier-Tétouan region of Morocco. It is a good panoramic lookout of the region and can be seen from Spain as it is below Ceuta. It has a small summit area and steep sides.
Mount Kelti is a limestone mountain, one of the highest summits of the limestone dorsal of the Rif Range. There are some well-preserved cedar forests on its slopes.[3]
References
- ^ Ahmed El Gharabaoui L'homme et la montagne dans la dorsale calcaire du Rif (Maroc septentrional)
- ^ Jebel Kelti, Geonames.org, accessed 11 August 2012
- ^ Chefchaouen: tourisme et loisir