Wase Rock

Wase Rock (Hausa: Gwauron Dutse) is a massive dome shaped rocky inselberg found near Wase town in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State in central Nigeria. Standing alone in the Wase plain, it achieves a remarkable height of about 298 m above the surface of the neighbouring surroundings and 543 m above sea level.



History
Wase Rock is a trachyte neck rising 295 m from the floor of the Benue Rift, 160 km SE of Jos. It is all that remains of a once giant volcano. The rock, with its vertical sides, has its summit split into two by a narrow chasm and the base is surrounded by talus slopes (scree)

Appearance
It has been described as a volcanic plug by geographers. It is visible for a radius of 40 km due to its height. It is one of the only five breeding places for the Rossy white pelican birds in Africa. The government now protects about 321 ha of land around the rock as a bird sanctuary and for wildlife development.