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 | | The area is part of the Simen Massif which includes the highest peak in Ethiopia, Ras Dashan. |
 | | Temeratures range from a minimum of -2.5°C-4°C to a maximum of 11°C-18°C. There are often drying winds during the day; frosts may occur at night, and snow sometimes settles on the summit of Ras Dashan. |
 | | Vegetation This is a mixture of Afro-Alpine woods, heath forest, high montane vegetation, montane savanna and montane moorland with tree heath Erica arborea, giant lobelia Lobelia rhynchopetalum, Solanum sp., Rosa abyssinica, yellow primrose Primula verticillata, everlastings Helichrysum spp., lady's mantle Alchemilla, Thymus, Urtica, and mosses (Grimmiaceae). |
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