Bale Mountains

Bale Mountains

The Bale Mountains (also known as the Urgoma Mountains) are a range of mountains in the Oromia Region of southeast Ethiopia, south of the Awash River. They include Tullu Demtu, the second-highest mountain in Ethiopia (4377 meters), and Mount Batu (4307 meters). The Web River, a tributary of the Jubba River, rises in these mountains east of Goba. The Bale National Park covers 2,200 square kilometers of these mountains.

The Bale Mountains are home to many of Ethiopia's endemic animals, notably the Ethiopian Wolf, ("Canis simensis"), found on the Sanetti Plateau. The park also contains the Harenna Forest, situated to the south of the mountains which is a largely unexplored area thought to contain many undiscovered species of reptile as well as lion, leopard and various types of antelope. Besides wildlife the National Park offers exceptional trekking opportunities from the park headquarters at Dinsho. (Dodola is also a useful base for exploring these mountains.)

The largest amount of Ethiopian Wolves is found here.


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