Mount Cameroon
Trip Guide & 3D Map
Cameroon Line · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Planning snapshot
Mount Cameroon is a 13,255 ft summit in the Cameroon Line (Cameroon). PeakAtlas rates it strenuous hike (Strenuous day / overnight); best season is Nov–Feb. Permit required. Typical staging is Buea (6.0 mi). PeakAtlas lists 3 OpenStreetMap lodging pins near the summit — coverage is often thinner outside well-mapped regions. Use the 3D map and trip checklist before you go.
- Elevation
- 13,255 ft
- Prominence
- 12,799 ft
- Difficulty tier
- Strenuous hike
- Best season
- Nov–Feb
- Permits
- Permit required
- Staging
- Buea · 6.0 mi
- Mapped lodging
- 3 OSM places
- Listed trails
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As of 2026-07-31 · Figures come from the PeakAtlas3D catalog: surveyed elevations and prominence, curated difficulty tiers, best-season windows, permit notes, staging-town distances, trail lists, and OpenStreetMap lodging near each summit. Not live weather, quotas, or prices.
How hard is Mount Cameroon, and what do you need before you go?
Mount Cameroon is listed as Strenuous day / overnight with a best season of Nov–Feb. Use the difficulty, permit, and staging details below before you commit to a date.
- Difficulty
- Strenuous day / overnight
- Best season
- Nov–Feb
- Access / staging
- Buea, Southwest
How tall is Mount Cameroon, and where is it?
- Location
- Southwest, Cameroon
- Elevation
- 13,255 ft
- Prominence
- 12,799 ft
- Mountain range
- Cameroon Line
- Difficulty
- Strenuous day / overnight
What makes Mount Cameroon notable?
Highest peak in West Africa and a classic Buea-based volcano trek.
West Africa’s highest mountain — an active stratovolcano above Buea, climbed as a long hut-to-summit trek through Mount Cameroon National Park.
After you check trip readiness for Mount Cameroon, explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the Cameroon Line, Southwest, Cameroon.
Closest places
- Buea — Southwest via Park trailheads