Omatako Mountains


The Omatako Mountains are two mountains in Namibia, located some north of Okahandja. Their name in the Herero language literally means "buttocks".
The northwesterly of the two peaks, the Great Omatako, is in height, considerably higher than the other peak. The first European to record the locality was C. J. Andersson in 1851.

Geology

The uppermost of each Omatako mountain is made of basalt and dolerite respectively; the darker, more spherical southeastern summit is made of dolerite, while the smooth slopes of the higher northwestern summit are made of basalt.