Several peaks reach elevations of more than 18,000 feet (5,500 metres).
Spurs tonguing north and south from the main axis occasionally reach elevations approaching 10,000 feet.
Spurs tonguing north and south from the main axis occasionally reach elevations approaching 10,000 feet (3,000 metres).
The city lies in a valley rimmed by low mountains that reach elevations of about 3,500 feet (1,100 metres).
These reach elevations of more than 8,000 feet (2,400 metres); among them is Mount Catherine Jabal Kātrīnāā), Egypt's highest mountain, which has an elevation of 8,668 feet (2,642 metres).
The two most striking highlands are in Ethiopia and Kenya, respectively, where large areas reach elevations of 6,500 to 10,000 feet (2,000 to 3,000 metres).
To the west it embraces the northern part of the Kolen Mountains, which reach elevations of more than 6,500 feet (2,000 metres).
Some two dozen volcanic cones, scattered along the rift that crosses the monument from northwest to southeast, reach elevations more than 6,000 feet (1,800 metres) above sea level.
To the west it embraces the northern part of the Kolen Mountains, which reach elevations of more than 6,500 feet (2,000 m).
Throughout the plateau the land is dissected by rivers winding among steep hills, and many areas reach elevations of some 1,300 feet (395 metres).
The northern highlands have highly folded ranges that reach elevations of about 9,000 feet (2,700 metres) above sea level, many with steep slopes.
