Mount Kenya | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,199 m (17,057 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 3,825 m (12,549 ft)[1] Ranked 32nd |
Isolation | 323 km (201 mi) |
Listing | Seven Second Summits Country high point Ultra |
Coordinates | 0°9′03″S 37°18′27″E / 0.15083°S 37.30750°E[1] |
Geography | |
Topo map | Mt Kenya by Wielochowski and Savage[2] |
Geology | |
Mountain 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 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]