Mount Bahaya

{{Short description|Mountain in Somalia}}

{{about|the mountain|the low mountain range south of Mount Bahaya}}

{{infobox mountain

|name = Mount Bahaya

|native_name ={{native name|so|Buurta Baxaya}}

|map = Somalia

|coordinates = {{coord|11|19.57|N|49|44.91|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_m = 2107

| elevation_ref = {{Cite web |title=World Ribus – Ethiopian Highlands

|url=https://worldribus.org/ethiopian-highlands/|access-date=2024-12-26 |website=World Ribus|date=25 February 2023 }}

| prominence_m = 1585

| listing = only Ultra-prominent peak in Somalia

| isolation_km = 281

| range = Fadhisame Mountains

}}

Mount Bahaya ({{langx|so|Buurta Baxaya}}, sometimes spelled Mount Bahaja) is the fourth-tallest mountain in Somalia, after the triple-peaked mountains Mount Shimbiris, Mount Surud Cad, and Mount Warraq.{{cite web|title=Worldatlas - Tallest Mountains in Somalia|url=http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/tallest-mountains-in-somalia.html|website=worldatlas.com|access-date=18 March 2017}} It is the only Ultra-prominent peak in the country with a summit of about {{convert|2100|m|ft|abbr=on}}. It is located in the northern Bari region, {{convert|60|km|mi}} east of Bosaso, close to the Red Sea. The exact elevation is uncertain, being either {{convert|2065|m|ft|abbr=on}}, {{convert|2084|m|ft|abbr=on}}, or {{convert|2120|m|ft|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|title=The Africa 50 Finest Mountains ranked by primary factor|url=https://www.ii.uib.no/~petter/mountains/africa_finest.html|website=www.ii.uib.no|access-date=18 March 2017}} According to a map from the Defense Mapping Agency published in 1974, it could even be {{convert|2135|m|ft|abbr=on}} in height.

With a prominence of 1,543 to 1,613 meters, it is an Ultra-prominent peak, making it the 74th to 58th most prominent peak in Africa, and the only definite one in the country of Somalia. The taller Mount Shimbiris could be an Ultra-prominent peak as well, with a measured prominence of {{convert|1495|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The mountain is highly elongated in a northwest-southeast direction, leading some to list the southern and northern ends as Bahaya and Karkoor, respectively.{{cite web|title=Baxaya - Geonames|url=http://www.geonames.org/maps/google_11.268_49.807.html|website=geonames.org|access-date=19 March 2017}}

Mount Bahaya is the tallest peak in the Fadhisame Mountains, which are in northeastern Somalia. The range itself is a small section of the larger Cal Miskaad Mountains, which define the northern Horn of Africa in most of Somalia, and which extend from Karin to further east, their peaks forming the Socotra Archipelago. Bahaya, along with the surrounding range, is mostly made up of the deeply-eroded remnants of an ancient volcanic chain.{{cite web|title=Galgodon Highlands: mountains, Somalia: Britannica.com|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Galgodon-Highlands|website=britannica.com|access-date=19 March 2017}}