Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya. It is 5,199 metres (17,057 feet) high. It is the second highest mountain in Africa. It is an extinct volcano. It is on the equator. It is 193 kilometres (120 miles) northeast of Nairobi.[3]
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| Elevation | 5,199 m (17,057 ft)[1] |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 3,825 m (12,549 ft)[1] Ranked 32nd |
| Listing | Seven Second Summits Country high point Ultra |
| Location | |
| Topo map | Mt Kenya by Wielochowski and Savage[2] |
| Geology | |
| Type | Stratovolcano (extinct) |
| Last eruption | 2.6–3.1 MYA |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1899 by Halford Mackinder, with guides César Ollier and Joseph Brocherel |
| Easiest route | Rock climb |
Mount Kenya Media
Mount Kenya, as seen from a SkySat satellite
Mount Kenya is important to all the ethnic communities living around it.
Several ethnic groups that live around Mount Kenya believe the mountain to be sacred. They used to build their houses facing the mountain, with the doors on the side nearest to it.
Mount Kenya was a stratovolcano and probably looked similar to Mt. Fuji[source?] (shown above). The lower slopes are still this shape, which is how the previous height is estimated.
The central peaks of Mount Kenya are volcanic plugs that have resisted glacial erosion. (Left to right: Point Thompson (4955m), Batian (5199m) and Nelion (5188m))
The main peaks and glaciers of Mount Kenya are near the centre of the mountain.
The Lewis Glacier is the largest on Mount Kenya
Frost heaving causes patterned solifluction lobes below Mugi Hill.
Runoff from Mount Kenya provides water for over 2 million people.
Video from a hike on Mount Kenya
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Africa Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ↑ "Mount Kenya Map Sample". Ewpnet.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ↑ Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest
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