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Location: Mt Buchwa
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Mt Buchwa.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Close to the Edge
Photo: Bart Wursten
The Tunnel
Photo: Bart Wursten
The Lake. The old mine shaft now flooded.
Photo: Petra Ballings
View along the ridge.
General Information
Quarter degree square: 2030C2 Country: Zimbabwe Habitat: Dry Acacia woodland near the base, miombo woodland on the slopes, rocky areas, some submontane grassland and evergreen forested areas with influences of Eastern Highlands vegetation. Altitude range: c.1000 - 1627 m Annual rainfall: Location (short): Location (detailed): Isolated mountain range with ceased open mining activity about 68 km Southeast of Zvishavane. |
Description
Mt Buchwa is crescent-shaped mountain range. It rises up very steeply from a generally dry plateau of c. 900 -1000 m to 1627 m at its highest peak. The rocks contain high concentrations of iron ore and parts of the mountain have been heavily mined until about 2001 when mining operation ceased to be economically viable. The considerable differences in altitude of this isolated mountain with the generally dry surrounding low-veld, generates a much higher rainfall and regular mists on the higher slopes and peaks, resulting in a higher diversity with presence of interesting plant species otherwise restricted to the high rainfall areas of the Eastern Highlands.
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