Don i tison (from Bafia: Town-hill) is the southernmost peak of a mountainous ridge west of the Cameroonian city of Bafia. The nearest populated place is Gouife.

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Don i tison
Ruins of former German military post (1911/12) at the summit
Highest point
Elevation	ca. 620 m
Coordinates	4°39′01″N 11°05′46″E
Geography
Don i tison Cameroon

In the figurative sense Don i Tison means populated peak. This comes probably from the fact that a German military base was located here from March 1911 to September 1912 during the Bafia campaign against surrounded populations.[1] Some ruins from this period still remain. Most spectacular is a surrounding wall made from roughly-cut stone.

From November 6, 1914 to December 15, 1914 German ethnologist Günther Tessmann used the place as a base camp during his expedition to the Bafia people.[2]

The ascent of the mountain is a part of the biannual Mbam'Art festival.[3]

Southern panoramic view to the Sanaga plains from Don I tison.

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