Editing High Atlas (section)

== Climate ==
[[File:Djebel Toubkal 01.jpg|thumb|High Atlas]]
There are two types of [[Alpine climate|Alpine Climates]] in the High Atlas:
* [[Mediterranean climate]], dominates the north and south of the Western High Atlas until ([[Jbel Toubkal]]), as well as the northern part of Central High Atlas from [[Jbel Toubkal]] until [[Imilchil]], owing to their exposition to the perturbations coming from the North Atlantic Ocean. These regions are relatively humid with irregular precipitations but occasionally torrential. The annual rainfall is between {{convert|600|and|1000|mm|in|abbr=on}}. The drought in the summer months, interrupted by thunderstorms, is usually intense. Snow falls between November and April, but can persist from September to June in the peaks. Important rivers flow through the valleys (including Asif Melloul, Oued n'Fis, and Oued Tessaout) supply the fertile basins like Aït Bou Guemez and Imilchil. These conditions allow the existence of pine, oak and cedar forests. However, these forests are declining because of the reducing of annual precipitation, over-exploitation of the trees (used for construction and heating), and sheep-goat [[overgrazing]].
* Continental [[semi-arid]] or [[steppe climate]], and is present in the southern part of the Central High Atlas, from Toubkal to Imilchil, and the whole Oriental High-Atlas down of Imilchil. These regions are marked by variations in temperatures. It extends southward from the steppe lands into rocky desert. In addition, some localized valleys supplied by irrigation make agriculture possible. Forests are almost rare. This portion of High-Atlas is very similar to the [[Rocky Mountains]] in the [[western United States]].{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}