Mount Kenya - Wikipedia
WEBMount Kenya (Meru: Kĩrĩmaara, Kikuyu: Kĩrĩnyaga, Kamba: Ki Nyaa, Embu: Kirinyaa) is an extinct volcano in Kenya and the second-highest peak in Africa, after Kilimanjaro. [5] The highest peaks of the mountain are Batian (5,199 metres (17,057 feet)), Nelion (5,188 m (17,021 ft)) and Point Lenana (4,985 m (16,355 ft)).
Mount Kenya National Park - Wikipedia
WEBMount Kenya National Park was established in 1949 to protect Mount Kenya, the wildlife, and the surrounding environment, which forms a habitat for wild animals, as well as acting as an area for the catchment of water, to supply Kenya's water.
Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest - UNESCO World …
WEBWith its rugged glacier-clad summits and forested middle slopes, Mount Kenya is one of the most impressive landscapes in East Africa. The evolution and ecology of its afro-alpine flora provide an outstanding example of ecological and biological processes.
Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya [Amazing Places 4K]
WEBMar 17, 2017 · Mt Kenya is Africa’s second highest mountain and one of its most beautiful. In the video: Four days hiking Mount Kenya following the scenic route Chogoria gate - Point Lenana - Sirimon gate....
Mount Kenya National Park & Reserve | Kenya Wildlife Service
WEBPristine wilderness, lakes, tarns, glaciers and peaks of great beauty, geological variety, the forest, mineral springs, rare and endangered wildlife species, high altitude adapted game, unique montane and alpine vegetation with 11 species of endemic plants are a sight.
Mount Kenya National Park / Natural Forest - World Heritage …
WEBMount Kenya is an ancient extinct volcano and Africa’s second highest mountain. Its rugged ice-capped summits and cloud-forested mid-slopes form one of the most impressive east African landscapes. It has twelve remnant glaciers, all receding rapidly, and four secondary peaks at the head of steep glacial valleys.
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The Guide to Climbing Mount Kenya: Africa’s Second Highest …
WEBJun 19, 2023 · Join a small group of adventurers to trek to the peak of Mount Kenya and spot the Big Five with expert guides. The route up the mountain can take anywhere from three to eight days, and passes bamboo forests and high-altitude moorlands before arriving at the bare ice and rock of the alpine peaks.
Mount Kenya | Highest Peak in Kenya, Glaciers, Wildlife
WEB6 days ago · Mount Kenya, volcano, central Kenya, lying immediately south of the Equator. It is the second highest mountain in Africa after Kilimanjaro, which is located some 200 miles (320 km) to the south. The Mount Kenya area was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1997.
Mount Kenya National Park | Kenya Travel Guide | Rough Guides
WEBMount Kenya’s high-altitude flora and fauna. The mountain’s vegetation is zoned by altitude. Above about 2000m, shambas and coniferous plantations cease and the original, dense cloud forest takes over, with the best areas on the mountain’s southern and eastern, rain-facing slopes. At 2400m, forest gives way to giant bamboo, with clumps up ...
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