Western High Plateau

The Western High Plateau, Western Highlands or Bamenda Grassfields is a region of Cameroon characterised by high relief, cool temperatures, heavy rainfall and savanna vegetation.

The region lies along the Cameroon line and consists of mountain ranges and volcanoes made of crystalline and igneous rock.

[4] The base rock is primarily gneiss and granite that dates to the Precambrian period.

During the wet season, humid, prevailing monsoon winds blow in from the west and lose their moisture upon hitting the region's mountains.

[6] High elevations give the region a cooler climate than the rest of Cameroon.

[7] Toward the north, rainfall levels are reduced as the Sudan climate becomes predominant.

[12] Crater lakes dot the plateau, the result of dead volcanoes filling with water.