Burnt Mountain (Namibia)
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| Coordinates | 20°37′18″S 14°25′06″E / 20.6216789°S 14.4182253°E |
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| Rock age | 80 million years |
The Burnt Mountain (Afrikaans: Verbrande Berg)(German: Verbrannter Berg) is a hill with a solidified lava flow at the foot of a 12-kilometre-long volcanic ridge in Damaraland in northern Namibia.[1] The 80-million-year-old stream of lava was formed by thermal and compression metamorphism and its red, brown, cream and purple colours creates a striking contrast at dusk with the surrounding 200-million-year-old beige rocks of Karoo slate.[2]
Burnt Mountain rises above the surrounding area by about 200 metres and is not far from the Organ Pipes on the D3254 road and about 10 kilometres southeast of Twyfelfontein.[1]
Since 15 September 1956, the Burnt Mountain has been a National Monument of Namibia.
