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Topo map(s) Mount Kenya by Wielochowski and Savage [2] [3]: Geology; Mountain type: Stratovolcano (extinct): Last eruption: 2.6–3.1 MYA: Climbing; First ascent: 13 September 1899 by Mackinder, Ollier, and Brocherel, although the peoples of Kenya believed God resided on this mountain and regularly ascended the peaks to perform spiritual rites.
This 1911 map shows the region around Mount Kenya labelled as Kenya. [11] Mount Kenya received its current name by European missionaries who, wrote the name as 'Kenya' from the Akamba word 'kiinyaa'. The first missionaries, Johann Ludwig Krapf, and Johannes Rebmann, were led into Kenyas interior by Akamba long-distance traders.
Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africa which also has three main peaks, namely Batian, Nelion and Lenana Point. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as:
This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:Mount_Kenya_Region_map-fr.svg licensed with Cc-by-sa-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0, GFDL . 2008-04-27T09:41:29Z Sémhur 1782x2300 (1534509 Bytes) Déplacement de quelques noms de rivières
The first European to report seeing Mount Kenya was Dr Johann Ludwig Krapf, a German missionary, from Kitui in 1849, [21] a town 160 kilometres (100 mi) [22] away from the mountain. The sighting was made on 3 December 1849, [23] a year after the discovery by Europeans of Kilimanjaro. Count Sámuel Teleki was the first European to set foot on ...
The highest mountain in Kenya, which is also the second-highest mountain in Africa, is Mount Kenya, standing at 5,199 metres (17,057 ft) tall. Seven of Kenya's mountains, Mount Kenya, Mount Elgon, Mount Satima, Chepunyal Hills, Cherang'any Hills, Mount Kulal, and Mount Ng'iro, are among the ultra prominent peaks of Africa.
The Government of Kenya had four reasons for creating a national park on and around Mount Kenya. These were the importance of tourism for the local and national economies , to preserve an area of great scenic beauty, to conserve the biodiversity within the park, and to preserve the water-catchment for the surrounding area.
A map showing the vegetation zones around Mount Kenya. The flora and fauna of Mount Kenya are diverse, due to the variation in altitude, rainfall, aspect and temperature. . The mountain slopes can be divided into vegetation zones, with each zone having different dominant plant spec