Bambouto massif

The Bambouto massif or Bamboutos Mountains is a group of volcanoes based on a swell in the Cameroon Volcanic Line, located in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon, merging in the north with the Oku Volcanic Field.

Lava dating gives ages from 23 to 6 million years ago, with a lower basaltic series and an upper series of trachytes, trachyphonolites and phonolites.

[2] The upper part of the massif above 2,000 m has a cool and cloudy climate with 2,510 mm of rainfall annually.

[3] Due to population pressure, farming is carried out on the steep slopes, leading to erosion and further loss of fertility.

[4] Cattle are also grazed on the upper slopes where foodcrop cultivation is uneconomical.