Toubkal

Mt Toubkal
Mt Toubkal from summit of Ouanoukrim
Highest point
Elevation4,167 m (13,671 ft)[1]
Prominence3,757 m (12,326 ft)[2]
Ranked 36th
ListingCountry high point
List of Ultras of Africa
Coordinates31°03′35″N 7°54′54″W / 31.05963°N 7.91513°W / 31.05963; -7.91513[1]
Geography
Toubkal is located in Morocco
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Toubkal is located in Africa
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Toubkal (Africa)
Parent rangeAtlas Mountains
Topo map(s)Toubkal Massif Map and Guide[3]
Climbing
First ascent12 June 1923 by the Marquis de Segonzac, V. Berger, and H. Dolbeau
Easiest routeSouth cwm (hike in summer)

Toubkal (Arabic: توبقال, romanizedtūbqāl, pronounced [tuːbqaːl]), also Jbel Toubkal or Jebel Toubkal, is a mountain in southwestern Morocco, located in the Toubkal National Park. At 4,167 m (13,671 ft), it is the highest peak in Morocco, the Atlas Mountains, North Africa and the Arab world. Located 63 km (39 mi) south of the city of Marrakesh, and visible from it, Toubkal is an ultra prominent peak, the highest for over 2,000 km (1,200 mi). Toubkal is ranked 27th by topographic isolation.

  1. ^ a b "Topographic map of Toubkal". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  2. ^ "Africa Ultra-Prominences". peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  3. ^ Toubkal Massif Map and Guide (Map) (1st ed.). 1:160,000 with mountaineering information. High Atlas Mountains. Cartography by EWP. EWP and West Col Productions. 2008. ISBN 978-0-906227-98-5.