Ethiopia
They are mountain ranges in Oromia Region of southeast Ethiopia, including a National Park which covers 2,200 sq km of the mountains. The park includes an Afroalpine plateau over 3500m above sea level, which is the largest area of Afroalpine habitat on the African continent, as well as a major section of moist tropical forest, the second largest in Ethiopia. UNESCO: "The Bale Mountains harbour 40% of the 1000 known species of medicinal plants in Ethiopia, and the largest remaining natural stand of wild coffee genetic stock."
