Mount Ayanganna


Mount Ayanganna is a sandstone tepui in the Pakaraima Mountains of western Guyana, northern South America.
It is located east of Mount Roraima at.
With a height of it is the easternmost tepui taller than. It is part of the Guiana Shield and Guayana Highlands.

Ecology

The slopes of Mount Ayanganna are covered in tall-canopy lower montane forest, up to about 1100 metres. Above this elevation, there is a series of "steps" - relatively flat plateaus separated by steeper slopes. The poorly drained plateaus support low-canopy forest or terrestrial bromeliads. The slopes support medium-canopy high-montane forest. The amphibians and reptiles of Ayanganna have been surveyed.
Mount Ayanganna is fully within Guyanese territory and is surrounded by rainforest.

Culture

Ever since Guyana became a Republic on 23 February 1970, the national flag is hoisted ceremoniously each year on Mount Ayanganna on the eve of the country's Republic Anniversary Day by members of the Guyana Defence Force. The GDF named their Georgetown base after Mount Ayanganna.
On 1 November 2005, 28 female soldiers hoisted the national flag on the summit after a two-day climb.