Jbel El Koudiate

Coordinates: 33°31′52″N 5°09′23″W / 33.531111°N 5.156389°W / 33.531111; -5.156389
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Jbel El Koudiate
jbel El Koudiate in the background right
Highest point
Elevation1,780 m (5,840 ft)
Coordinates33°31′52″N 5°09′23″W / 33.531111°N 5.156389°W / 33.531111; -5.156389
Geography
Jbel El Koudiate is located in Morocco
Jbel El Koudiate
Jbel El Koudiate
Parent rangeMiddle Atlas
Geology
Age of rockPleistocene
Mountain typeShield volcano

Jbel El Koudiate is an extinct shield volcano located 5 km west of the city of Ifrane in the Middle Atlas of Morocco. It is one of the three main volcanic structures[1] of the Azrou region with Jbel Outgui and Jbel Tamarrakoit.

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  1. ^ Kharbouch, Fatima; Cotten, Joseph; Youbi, Nasrrddine; Bellon, Hervé; Maury, René C.; El Azzouzi, M'Hammed (2010). "Petrology and K-Ar chronology of the Neogene-Quaternary Middle Atlas basaltic province, Morocco". Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France. 181 (3): 243–257. doi:10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.243.