Andrew Luyten's photos with the keyword: Jebel Mgoun

A well irrigated bit of the Arrous valley with most of the Jebel Mgoun ridge visible. From this angle it is easy to see which is the true summit.

Looking back to the mountain along our line of descent. The true summit is hidden further to the left.

Summer grazing on the Tarkeddit plateau at around 2900m, with Jebel Mgoun 4069m in the background (summit towards left in far distance). The pasture makes a very fine and pleasantly cooler camp site.

These flowers and the other two shots were all taken within a few metres of each other. There must be some sort of special microclimate that makes conditions more favourable than they appear.

Seemingly very fragile flowers growing amongst the loose rocks on Jbel Mgoun's northern slopes

Descending one of the great bowls on Mgoun's northern slopes, in amongst a field of broken rocks we came across several types of wild flower. I suspect that although the conditions are harsh the lack of browsing animals makes the most difference to their survival.

Wonderful walking along several km of broad ridge leading back from the summit of Jebel Mgoun.

Another view of the Jbel Mgoun ridge descending from the summit (also the same route up).

A reminder that mountain-building involves some pretty serious forces.

One thing you can almost always be sure of when camping in Morocco is that you will be the evening entertainment for the locals. This is also entertaining for the visitor, but it can make finding a quiet spot for those essential camping ablutions somewhat difficult.