| Mousa Ali | |
|---|---|
 Mousa Ali from Djibouti. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,028 m (6,654 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 1,607 m (5,272 ft)[1][3] |
| Listing | The highest point in Djibouti Ultra |
| Coordinates | 12°28′07″N 42°24′15″E / 12.46861°N 42.40417°E[1] |
| Naming | |
| Native name | موسى علي (Arabic) |
| Geography | |
  Mousa Ali Location of Mousa Ali in Djibouti (on tri-point border with Eritrea and Ethiopia) | |
| Countries |  Djibouti,  Ethiopia and  Eritrea |
| Regions | Tadjourah Region, Afar Region and Southern Red Sea Region |
| Parent range | Denakil[3] |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | Holocene |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1841 |
Mousa Ali (Arabic: موسى علي, French: Mousa Alli, Italian: Moussa Ali) is a 2,028 metres (6,654 ft) stratovolcano located on the tri-point of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti. The volcano is the highest point in Djibouti. The volcano's summit is truncated by a caldera, which contains rhyolitic lava domes and lava flows.[2] The last known eruption occurred before the Holocene era.
Mousa Ali is situated at the tri-point of the Tadjourah Region of Djibouti, the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea, and the Afar Region of Ethiopia.
- ^ a b c Africa Ultra-Prominences, Peaklist.org, listed as "Moussa Ali Terara" Retrieved 29 September 2011
- ^ a b "Mousa Ali". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
- ^ a b "Moussa Ali" on Peakbagger Retrieved 29 September 2011