Mount Nyangani
The mountain is located within Nyanga National Park in Nyanga District, about 275 km north west Mutare.
Mount Nyangani (formerly Mount Inyangani) is the highest mountain in Zimbabwe at 2,592 m. The mountain is located within Nyanga National Park in Nyanga District, is about 275 km north west Mutare.
The summit lies atop a small outcrop of rock around 40m above the surrounding area. Tnorth-wester 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 2200 mm) but long spells of dry weather occur during the winter period of May to August. Due to its relatively low altitude and tropical location, snow falls very rarely, last recorded in August 1935.
Geology:
The mountain is composed of an upper sill of dolerite and sandstone, with the harder dolerite forming cliffs and ridges. The dolerite sill and the sediments underlying it are probably part of the Umkondo Group. The Umkondo Group dolerite sill north of Nyangani, on the Kwaraguza Road, has been dated at 1099 Ma.
