Mount Guna

{{short description|Mountain and shield volcano in Amhara Region, Ethiopia}}

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| name = Guna

| other_name = ጉና

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| elevation_m = 4120

| elevation_ref = [http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/africa.html "Africa Ultra-Prominences"] Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-01-15.

| prominence_m = 1510

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

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

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| map_caption = Location in Ethiopia

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| location = Debub Gondar Zone,
Amhara Region, Ethiopia

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Mount Guna (Amharic: ጉና ተራራ, Guna Terara) is a mountain and shield volcano located near the cities of Nefas Mewcha and Debre Tabor, in the northern Amhara Region of Ethiopia. It is the highest point in the South Gondar Zone, with an elevation of {{convert|4120|m|ft|0}} above sea level.[http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=11120 "Guna Terara, Ethiopia"] Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-01-15.

Mount Guna forms part of the divide between the drainage basins of the Abay and the Tekezé rivers. It is the origin of the Gumara, Rib, and other rivers, which flow into Lake Tana and Yikalo, Mebela, Goleye and other rivers, which flow into the Tekezé river.

File:Rock sample 8 Ignimbrite Guna Mika'el.jpg, collected at the foot of Guna Mt.]]

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