Erta Ale Range

Erta Ale Range is the most important axial volcanic chain of the Afar Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia. It consists mostly of shield volcanoes.
The active volcano Erta Ale is a prominent feature of the range. The highest volcano of the range is Ale Bagu, with an elevation of above sea level. Other named peaks include Alu, Dalaffilla and Borale Ale.
The southernmost Hayli Gubbi erupted on 23 November 2025 according to scientific sources for the first time within the past 12,000 years.

Erta Ale

is the most active volcano in Ethiopia and rises to at its highest point. It is one of many shield volcanoes in the area and is wide with a elliptical summit containing many steep pit craters. Its perpetually active pit craters are renowned for their churning lava lakes.