Nigeria's Mountains: Few True Peaks, Notable Highlands

Nigeria has very few true mountains (defined by significant prominence and elevation). The landscape is dominated by plateaus, hills, and inselbergs. Key elevated features:

• Chappal Waddi (Gangirwal) – 2,419 m (7,936 ft). Highest point in Nigeria. Located in Gashaka-Gumti National Park, Taraba State, on the Cameroon border (part of the Adamawa Plateau / Mandara Mountains).
• Shere Hills – Plateau scarp near Jos, Plateau State. Peaks ~1,800 m. Dramatic rock formations, cooler climate.
• Jos Plateau – Average 1,200 m. Volcanic origin, tin mining history, temperate crops.
• Obudu Plateau (Obudu Mountain Resort) – Cross River State. ~1,575 m. Tourist destination, cloud forest, cable car.
• Mambilla Plateau – Taraba State. ~1,600 m avg. Tea plantations, temperate.

Geologically, these are mostly plateaus and dissected highlands, not folded/volcanic mountains. True alpine terrain is absent.