Höchster ("The Highest") is a mountain in the Diamond Restricted Area, also called Sperrgebiet, in the southwestern part of Namibia.Namibia Travel Map. Kunth-Verlag, München 2017, . It reaches a height of 1,070 m. Its expansion is about 5 km × 4 km.Höchster Mapcarta Checked 12. Mai 2018
West of Höchster are the Klinghardt Mountains.
Several places of the mountain range are covered with sand which is blown over by sandstorms. The average yearly rainfall in this area of the Namib amounts to just a few millimeters.Fog desert NamibRainfall in nearby Lüderitz
The bushes to be found in the mountains just survive because of the mist, which sometimes is formed above the cold Atlantic and then during daytime drifts far into the desert. The few Camel Thorn trees take their water from deep underground accumulations.Camel Thorn trees have roots reaching 60 m in depth.
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