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Andringitra · Haute Matsiatra

Pic Boby

Summit
2,658 m
Base
738 m
Prominence
1,800 m
DifficultyHard
Lat -22.1600Lng 46.9000· Madagascar
Wildlife watchingPhotography hotspotRemote & wild
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About this peak

Madagascar’s second summit and its best hiking — granite knobs of the Andringitra massif, where ring-tailed lemurs sun themselves on the summit slabs.

Peak facts

Best season

May–October

Nearest town

Ambalavao

Getting there

From Ambalavao to the Namoly valley park gate; two-day loop with the summit traverse.

Geology

Granite pluton of the Andringitra, with glacial relics.

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Plan your climb

Namoly Valley Loop with Pic Boby

Hard

The Andringitra classic: granite slabs, ring-tailed lemurs and the second-highest summit of Madagascar.

22 km 1,700 m 48 h hard