Jbel El Koudiate is an extinct shield volcano located 5 km west of the city of Ifrane in the Middle Atlas of Morocco. It is one of the three main volcanic structures[1] of the Azrou region with Jbel Outgui and Jbel Tamarrakoit.

Jbel El Koudiate
jbel El Koudiate in the background right
Highest point
Elevation1,780 m (5,840 ft)
Coordinates33°31′52″N 5°09′23″W / 33.531111°N 5.156389°W / 33.531111; -5.156389
Geography
Jbel El Koudiate is located in Morocco
Jbel El Koudiate
Jbel El Koudiate
Parent rangeMiddle Atlas
Geology
Age of rockPleistocene
Mountain typeShield volcano

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  1. ^ Kharbouch, Fatima; Cotten, Joseph; Youbi, Nasrrddine; Bellon, Hervé; Maury, René C.; El Azzouzi, M'Hammed (2010). "Petrology and K-Ar chronology of the Neogene-Quaternary Middle Atlas basaltic province, Morocco". Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France. 181 (3): 243–257. doi:10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.243.