{{short description|Mountain in Mozambique}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Mount Chiperone | image = | image_caption = | elevation_m = 2065 | elevation_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |title=World Ribus – Southern Africa |url=https://worldribus.org/southern-africa/|access-date=2024-12-26 |website=World Ribus}}</ref> | prominence_m = 1486 | prominence_ref = | listing = Ribu | language = Portuguese | location = Milange District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique | map = Mozambique | map_caption = Location of Mount Chiperone in Mozambique | map_size = 200 | label_position = bottom | coordinates = {{coord|16|28|44|S|35|42|48|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = | topo = | type = | age = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = }} '''Mount Chiperone''' is a mountain in northern Mozambique. It lies in Milange District of Zambézia Province, 40 km SSW of the town of Milange.
Mount Chiperone rises from the surrounding plains, 50 km south of the Mount Mulanje massif in southern Malawi. The plains to the north are part of the Central African Plateau, about 400–450 m altitude. The plains to the south are lower, 200–350 meters elevation, descending towards the Zambezi River. The valley of the Shire River, part of the African Rift Valley system, lies 35 km to the west.<ref name = timberlake> Timberlake, Jonathan; Julian Bayliss, Tereza Alves, Susana Baena, Jorge Francisco, Tim Harris, Camila da Sousa (2007). "The Biodiversity and Conservation of Mount Chiperone, Mozambique". Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: Monitoring and Managing Biodiversity Loss in South-east Africa's Montane Ecosystems. Accessed 22 June 2018. [https://www.kew.org/sites/default/files/kppcont_046092_0.pdf]</ref>
About 100 square kilometers of the mountain lie above 600 meters elevation, with around 4915 hectares above 800 meters elevation, 2770 ha above 1000 meters, and only 110 ha over 1800 meters.<ref name = timberlake/>
==Flora== The plant communities on Mount Chiperone vary with elevation and exposure.
Miombo woodland is predominant below 1000 meters elevation. Most of the woodland below 800 meters elevation has been cleared for cultivation, with most of the remaining woodland on the northern and western slopes. ''Brachystegia spiciformis'' is the predominant tree in the woodland, forming a 10-15 meter high canopy. ''B. utilis'' is more common on drier ridges and shallower soils, forming an open canopy of 8-10 meters. Both species are dry-season deciduous, and canopy cover ranges from 80% to 20%, with a well-developed grass layer covering the ground underneath. Associated trees include ''Bridelia micrantha, Combretum molle, Pericopsis angolensis, Pterocarpus angolensis, Erythrina abyssinica, Cussonia arborea, Uapaca kirkiana, Uapaca nitida, Psorospermum febrifugum, Parinari excelsa,'' and ''Faurea saligna''.<ref name = timberlake/>
Above 1000 meters elevation, the woodlands transition to medium-elevation forests. The main tree species are ''Newtonia buchananii, Strombosia scheffleri, Rinorea convallarioides, Gambeya gorungosana,'' and scattered large ''Khaya anthotheca''. ''Albizia gummifera, Macaranga capensis'', and ''Trema orientalis'' are found at the forest edges, and where the forest transitions to woodland.<ref name = timberlake/>
High-elevation forests are found above 1600 meters elevation.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chiperone}} Category: Afromontane Category: Geography of Zambezia Province Category: Mountains of Mozambique Category:Southern Zanzibar–Inhambane coastal forest mosaic Mount Chiperone Category:Inselbergs of Africa