Mount Kinangop
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| Kinangop Mountain | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,906 m (12,815 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Kenya |
| Parent range | Aberdare Range |
Mount Kinangop (or Ilkinangop) is a mountain in the southern Aberdare Range about 100 miles (160 km) north of Nairobi, Kenya. It is within the Aberdare National Park.
A dormant volcano, Kinangop overlooks the Kinangop Plateau to the west and the Great Rift Valley beyond.[2] Kinangop is the second-highest mountain in the Aberdares after Mount Satima.[3] The lower levels of the mountain have extensive bamboo forests. Higher up it is covered by tussock grasses.[1] The main peak is a rocky outcrop surrounded by open moorlands. Due to the height, temperatures are cool and may drop below freezing at night.[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Wielochowski 1999.
- ^ Brewer 2005, p. 223.
- ^ Mani 1968, p. 157.
- ^ Aberdares South to North.
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