Wase Rock

Wase Rock
The Wase Rock , as viewed from the area around the police station in Wase town
Highest point
Elevation543 m (1,781 ft)Above (the mean) sea level
Coordinates9°04′35.00″N 9°57′30.00″E / 9.0763889°N 9.9583333°E / 9.0763889; 9.9583333
Geography
Wase Rock is located in Nigeria
Wase Rock
Wase Rock
Location of Wase Rock in Nigeria (in Plateau state)
LocationWase,  Nigeria
CountryNigeria
StatePlateau
Range coordinates9°04′30.00″N 9°57′42.00″E / 9.0750000°N 9.9616667°E / 9.0750000; 9.9616667;9°04′34.00″N 9°57′20.00″E / 9.0761111°N 9.9555556°E / 9.0761111; 9.9555556

Wase Rock (Hausa: Gwauron Dutse) is a massive dome shaped rocky inselberg found near Wase town in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State in central Nigeria. Standing alone in the Wase plain, it achieves a remarkable height of about 298 metres (978 ft)[1] above the surface of the neighbouring surroundings and 543 metres (1,781 ft)[2] above sea level.

A view of the Wase rock in Wase
  1. ^ "OpenCycleMap.org - Wase Rock with surface". www.opencyclemap.org. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  2. ^ "ESRI ArcGIS - View of Wase Rock. Including height above sea level".