Jebel Yagour

Jbel Yagour جبل ياكور
Jebel Yagour Morocco
Highest point
Elevation	2,700 m (8,900 ft)
Coordinates	31°19′N 07°39′W / 31.317°N 7.650°W / 31.317; -7.650Coordinates: 31°19′N 07°39′W / 31.317°N 7.650°W / 31.317; -7.650
Geography
Location	Morocco
Parent range	High Atlas
Climbing
First ascent	Unknown
Easiest route	From Marrakech

Jebel Yagour (French: Plateau du Yagour) is a mountain in the High Atlas range of Morocco, located to the south of Marrakesh. It is a between 2300 and 2700 m high plateau surrounded by massive escarpments.^[1]

The mountain is noted for its rock art and for its panoramic views of the Atlas range.^[2] There are over thousand engraved images on the rocks dating back to 500 - 1000 BC.^[3]

References

↑ Jebel Yagour
↑ Ham, Anthony (6 February 2007). Morocco. Lonely Planet. p. 405. ISBN 978-1-74059-974-0. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
↑ Jebel Yagour

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Mountains of Morocco

High Atlas	Toubkal (4167 m) Ouanoukrim (4089 m) Ighil M'Goun (4071 m) Tazarhart (3995 m) Aksoual (3910 m) Ineghmar (3892 m) Bou Iguenwan (3882 m) Uwawgulzat (3763 m) Tichki (3753 m) Ayachi (3747 m) Azrou Tamadout (3664 m) Gourza (3280 m) Jbel Oukaïmeden (3200 m) Jebel Yagour (2700 m) Tassemit (2205 m)

Middle Atlas	Bou Naceur (3340 m) Mouasker (3277 m) Bou Iblan (3081 m) Tanourdi (2250 m)

Anti-Atlas	Aklim (2531 m) Jbel Kissane (1485 m) Sirwa (3304 m) Amalou-n-Mansour (2712 m) Kouaouch (2592 m) Imgout (2530 m) Mount Amchad (1238 m) Mount Zagora (1030 m)

Saharan Atlas	Grouz (1888 m)

Rif	Colline du Charf (93 m) Tidirhine (2456 m) Kelti (1912 m) Ras Foughal (1535 m) Gourougou (900 m) Jbel Musa (851 m) Jebel Zem-Zem (435 m) Zerhoun (1025 m)

Other peaks & ranges	Jbel Lakhdar (893 m) Béni-Snassen Djebel Ouarkziz Djebel Bani Jbel Saghro Kebdana Range

Geography of Morocco Atlas Mountains Dadès Gorges Kem Kem Lake Tislit Oukaimeden Tizguit Valley Tizi-n-Test Tizi n'Tichka Todgha Gorge

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