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The highest African mountain is Kilimanjaro, which has three peaks, named Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira, of which Kibo is the tallest. Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africa which also has three main peaks, namely Batian, Nelion and Lenana Point.
Kilimanjaro is a snow-covered mountain 19,710 feet high, and is said to be the highest mountain in Africa. Its western summit is called the Masai 'Ngaje Ngai', the House of God. Close to the western summit there is a dried and frozen carcas of a leopard. No one has explained what the leopard was seeking at that altitude.
This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Africa defined physiographically. Not all points in this list are mountains or hills, some are simply elevations that are not distinguishable as geographical features. Notes are provided where territorial disputes or inconsistencies affect the listings.
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 (Ngai in Gikuyu) resided on this mountain and regularly ascended the peaks to perform spiritual rites.
The mountains are related to the East African Rift, and are in two chains, the Western Rift includes the Virunga Mountains, Mitumba Mountains, and the Rwenzori Range, while the mountains to the east include the largest peaks in Africa: the snow-covered Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895m, 19,340 ft), and Mount Kenya (5,199m, 17,058 ft).
Africa Mount Catherine: 2629 m 8,625 ft Qattara Depression: −133 m −436 ft: 2762 m 9,062 ft El Salvador: America Cerro El Pital: 2730 m 8,957 ft North Pacific Ocean: sea level 2730 m 8,957 ft Equatorial Guinea: Africa Pico Basile on Bioko: 3008 m 9,869 ft North Atlantic Ocean: sea level 3008 m 9,869 ft Eritrea: Africa Emba Soira: 3018 m ...
Located in the Simien Mountains National Park in the North Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, it reaches an elevation of 4,550 metres (14,930 ft). [ 1 ] The English form "Ras Dashen" is a corruption of its Amharic name, "Ras Dejen", the term used by the Ethiopian Mapping Authority (EMA) that alludes to the traditional head or general who fights ...
Mount Stanley or Mount Ngaliema (/ ə ŋ ɡ ɑː ˈ l j eɪ m ə /, [1] also US: /-m ɑː /, [2] UK: / ə ŋ ˌ ɡ ɑː l i ˈ eɪ m ə / [3]) is a mountain located in the Rwenzori range.With an elevation of 5,109 m (16,763 ft), it is the highest mountain of both the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, and the third highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro (5,895 m) and Mount Kenya (5,199 m).