Higher up the mountain the vegetation becomes more specially adapted to the cold in the Afro-alpine zone, and the largely unvegetated area that has until recently been glaciated is known as the nival zone.
Högre upp längs berget blir vegetationen mer specifikt anpassad till kylan i den afro-alpina zonen, och de ytor som nyligen har blivit nedisade är kända som den snötåliga zonen.