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Jebel Yagour

Plateau du Yagour / منبسط ياغور (Adrar n Yagur)

Plateau du Yagour dengan padang penggembalaan (agdal), Atlas Tinggi, Maroko. Photo: source

Information

Elevation: 2.700 m
Country: Morocco (MA)
Location / Range: Atlas Tinggi (High Atlas), Provinsi Al Haouz — hulu Lembah Ourika
Mountain type: Dataran tinggi (plateau) altitudo di punggung Atlas Tinggi, berbatasan puncak-puncak seperti Meltsen
Volcanic?: No (non-volcanic)
Coordinates: 31.3167, -7.6500
Difficulty: Sedang — trek jarak jauh di dataran terbuka pada ketinggian ~2.400–2.700 m; pendakian awal dari lembah cukup menanjak, medan atas relatif landai namun luas dan minim naungan
Best Season: Musim semi (April–Juni) dan musim gugur (September–Oktober) saat cuaca sejuk dan lanskap paling hijau; musim panas terik, musim dingin dingin dan bisa bersalju
Permits & Rules: Tidak ada tiket resmi, namun sangat disarankan memakai pemandu/muleteer lokal Berber; padang rumput dataran diatur adat agdal (penggembalaan bergilir), hormati aturan dan situs gravir
Hazards: Dataran terbuka tanpa naungan (paparan matahari & angin), sumber air terbatas dan kadang danau musiman Yagour mengering, kabut dapat menyulitkan orientasi di hamparan luas, suhu malam dingin saat bivak

Description

Jebel Yagour (the Yagour Plateau) is a broad high-altitude plateau in Morocco's High Atlas, Al Haouz Province, spreading across the upper Ourika Valley some 30–40 km south-east of Marrakech at roughly 2,400–2,700 m. Covering about 4,000 hectares, it is renowned as the most important prehistoric rock-art site in Morocco: thousands of stone engravings (petroglyphs) — variously estimated at over 1,000 to 2,000 carvings — depict hunters, cattle, dancers, weapons and geometric motifs, including an enigmatic 'sun panel', dated to the Neolithic through the Bronze Age. The plateau is a classic trekking destination reached from the Ourika Valley / Setti Fatma: hikers climb from Berber villages to the plateau edge, then cross open pastureland, the seasonal Yagour lake, and shepherds' camps. In summer, transhumant Berbers move up to Yagour with their herds under the traditional agdal system of rotational grazing. Nearby summits such as Jbel Meltsen offer an optional climb. The mix of archaeology, pastoral culture and mountain scenery makes Yagour one of the most distinctive nature-and-culture treks in the Atlas.

Gallery

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Routes

Boucle du plateau du Yagour (via Lembah Ourika)

Sedang

± 2–3 hari (bivak)

The classic loop to the Yagour Plateau from the Ourika Valley/Setti Fatma side: climbing from Berber villages onto the plateau edge (~2,400 m), crossing the agdal pasturelands and the seasonal Yagour lake, visiting panels of prehistoric rock engravings, then descending. Usually done over 2–3 days with a plateau bivouac and local muleteer support.

Source

Climbing Experiences

A trek across the Yagour plateau (~2,400–2,700 m) in Morocco's High Atlas above the Ourika Valley — combining Berber pasturelands, a seasonal lake, and Morocco's most important prehistoric rock-engraving site, usually reached on a multi-day guided route from Setti Fatma/Ourika.

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