Jebel Kelti

Jebel Kelti

View of Jebel Kelti
Highest point
Elevation 1,926 m (6,319 ft) [1]
Coordinates 35°21′N 05°16′W / 35.350°N 5.267°W / 35.350; -5.267Coordinates: 35°21′N 05°16′W / 35.350°N 5.267°W / 35.350; -5.267
Geography
Jebel Kelti

Morocco

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

  1. ↑ Ahmed El Gharabaoui L'homme et la montagne dans la dorsale calcaire du Rif (Maroc septentrional)
  2. ↑ Jebel Kelti, Geonames.org, accessed 11 August 2012
  3. ↑ Chefchaouen: tourisme et loisir
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