Fako (4°13'N., 9°10'E.), also known as Cameroon Mountain, is the highest peak of the mountains which rise abruptlyfrom the land on the NE shore of the bight. This peak attains an elevation of 4,090m and is covered with trees and verdure of luxuriant growth, except in the vicinity of the rounded summit. It is very conspicuous from seaward but the summit is often obscured by clouds. Fako is also a volcano. It last had an eruption, with lava flowing from a vent at an elevation of 1,400m, in 1999. Another conspicuous peak, which stands about 9 miles SSW of Fako, ascends from the SW slopes of the mountain range. Although numerous other peaks rise from the sides of this range, they appear slight and scarcely break the uniformity of the slopes.

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