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Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second-highest
in Africa, after Kilimanjaro. The highest peaks of the mountain are
Batian (5,199 metres (17,057 ft)), Nelion (5,188 metres (17,021 ft))
and Point Lenana (4,985 metres (16,355 ft)). Mount Kenya is located
in central Kenya, just south of the equator, around 150 kilometres
north-northeast of the capital Nairobi. Mount Kenya is the source of
the name of the Republic of Kenya.
Mount Kenya is a strato volcano created approximately 3 million
years after the opening of the East African rift. Before
glaciation's, it was 7,000 m (23,000 ft) high. It was covered by an
ice cap for thousands of years. This has resulted in very eroded
slopes and numerous valleys radiating from the centre. There are
currently 11 small glaciers. The forested slopes are an important
source of water for much of Kenya.
There are several vegetation bands from the base to the summit. The
lower slopes are covered by different types of forest. Many alpine
species are endemic to Mount Kenya, such as the giant lobelias and
senecios and a local subspecies of rock hyrax. An area of 715 km2
(276 sq mi) around the centre of the mountain was designated a
National Park
Mount Kenya Climbing Itineraries
4 Days Mount Kenya Climbing Naro Moru Route
4 Days Mount Kenya Trekking Sirimon Route
5 Days Mount Kenya Trekking Chogoria Route Down Naro Moru
5 Days Mount Kenya Sirimon Route Down Chogoria
6 Days Hiking Mount Kenya Chogoria Route
6 Days Trekking Mount Kenya Sirimon - Naro Moru with peak circuit
route
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