Sahara Mountains (Emi Koussi)
RangeTibesti Mountains
CountryChad
Elevation3,445 m
About Sahara Mountains (Emi Koussi)
The highest mountain in the Sahara Desert. It is a shield volcano in the Tibesti Mountains. The summit crater is 12 km wide and 700 m deep. One of the most remote mountains in Africa. The Tibesti region is politically unstable and rarely visited.