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Braca Mons

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Mary E. Downs, Brian Z. Lund, R. Talbert, M. Joann McDaniel, Ryan Horne

Contributors: Jeffrey Becker, M. Euzennat, Tom Elliott, J. Desanges

Last modified Mar 27, 2026 06:39 PM — History

A mountain on the northwest coast of Africa mentioned by the Elder Pliny that is probably to be identified with the western slopes of the Atlas range.

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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/879238596

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
30.63, -9.73

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- Less than certain: Barrington Atlas location of Braca? Mons (30 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 9310 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Braca Mons (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)

Braca Mons makes connections with:

None

Braca Mons receives connections from:

None

Place type:
mountain

References:

Evidence:

Plin., NH (Mayhoff: PHI) 5.10.2

See Further:

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 1a C3 Braca? Mons

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: near Cap Ghir

Lipinski identifies the Braca mountains as the western slopes of the High Atlas range where it meets the Atlantic Ocean.

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Suggested citation:
Mary E. Downs, Brian Z. Lund, R. Talbert, M. Joann McDaniel, Ryan Horne, Jeffrey Becker, M. Euzennat, Tom Elliott, and J. Desanges, 'Braca Mons: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/879238596> [accessed: 18 May 2026]

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