Ras Dashen

Ras Dashen
ራስ ዳሸን
Ras Dashen is located in Ethiopia
Ras Dashen
Ras Dashen
Highest point
Elevation4,550 m (14,930 ft)[1]
Prominence3,997 m (13,114 ft)[2]
Ranked 23rd
ListingCountry high point
Ultra
Coordinates13°14′09″N 38°22′15″E / 13.23583°N 38.37083°E / 13.23583; 38.37083[2]
Geography
LocationEthiopia
Parent rangeSimien Mountains

Ras Dashen (Amharic: ራስ ዳሸን rās dāshn) or Ras Dejen ((Amharic: ራስ ደጀን) is the highest mountain in Ethiopia. Located in the Simien Mountains National Park in the North Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, it reaches an elevation of 4,550 metres (14,930 ft).[1]

The English form "Ras Dashen" is a corruption of its Amharic name, "Ras Dejen", the term used by the Ethiopian Mapping Authority (EMA) that alludes to the traditional head or general who fights in front of the Emperor.[dubious – discuss][3]

  1. ^ a b "Africa Ultra-Prominences" According to Peaklist.org: "There is a high-divergence of published elevations for Ras Dejen (also spelled Ras Deshen or Ras Dashen). An Italian military survey measured it at 4620m mi, a height that is still often quoted."Ras Dashen". Peakware.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. A new elevation of 4,533m emerged from a 1970s triangulation survey.example: Peakbagger.comand Summitpost.org A subsequent Franco-Italian survey established a height of 4,550m."Peaklist footnote #2. See also Elevation misquotes. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  2. ^ a b "Africa Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  3. ^ Erik Nilsson, "Traces of Ancient Changes of Climate in East Africa: Preliminary Report", Geografiska Annaler, 17 (1935), p. 13