Mount Wokomung is a
sandstone
Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks.
Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates ...
tepui
A tepui , or tepuy (), is a table-top mountain or mesa found in South America, especially in Venezuela and western Guyana. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the Pemon, the indigenous people who inhabit the Gran S ...
in the
Pakaraima Mountains The Pacaraima or Pakaraima Mountains ( pt, Serra de Pacaraima, es, Sierra de Pacaraima) are a mountain range primarily in southwestern Guyana, and into northern Brazil and eastern Venezuela.
Geography
The range extends from west to east for over ...
of western
Guyana, the summit is 1700 metres. Together with
Mount Ayanganna
Mount Ayanganna is a sandstone tepui in the Pakaraima Mountains of western Guyana, and located east of Mount Roraima.
With a height of it is the easternmost tepui taller than . It is part of the Guiana Shield and Guyana Highlands.
Ecology
Th ...
, 37 km to the north,
Wokomung constitutes the easternmost tepui reaching above 1500 metres.
The slopes of Mount Wokomung are covered with medium-high canopy
montane forest
Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial ...
The summit of Wokomung is a shallow bowl with poor drainage. It supports low woody shrubs and terrestrial
bromeliads.
Mount Wokomung supports some species which occur only on high tepuis in the
Guiana Shield
The Guiana Shield (french: Plateau des Guyanes, Bouclier guyanais; nl, Hoogland van Guyana, Guianaschild; pt, Planalto das Guianas, Escudo das Guianas; es, Escudo guayanés) is one of the three cratons of the South American Plate. It is a ...
region
References
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Mountains of Guyana
Tepuis of Guyana