Mount Stanley

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Mount Stanley
Mount Stanley. Alexandra Peak is to the left; Margherita Peak is to the right.
Mount Stanley Location of Mount Stanley in Democratic Republic of the Congo (on Ugandan border)
Elevation	5,109 m (16,763 ft)
Location	Democratic Republic of the Congo,  Uganda
Range	Ruwenzori Range
Prominence	3,951 m
Coordinates	0°23′09″N 29°52′18″E / 0.38583°N 29.87167°E / 0.38583; 29.87167Coordinates: 0°23′09″N 29°52′18″E / 0.38583°N 29.87167°E / 0.38583; 29.87167
First ascent	1906 by Duke of the Abruzzi and party
Easiest route	rock/snow climb
Listing	Country high point Ultra

Mount Stanley is a mountain located in the Ruwenzori Range. 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). The peak and several other surrounding peaks are high enough to support glaciers. Mount Stanley is named for the journalist and explorer, Sir Henry Morton Stanley.

Mt. Stanley consists of two twin summits and several lower peaks:

Peak	metres	feet
Margherita Peak	5,109	16,763
Alexandra	5,091	16,703
Albert	5,087	16,690
Savoia	4,977	16,330
Ellena	4,968	16,300
Elizabeth	4,929	16,170
Phillip	4,920	16,140
Moebius	4,916	16,130
Great Tooth	4,603	15,100

Mt. Stanley was first climbed in 1906 by Duke of the Abruzzi, J. Petigax, C. Ollier and J. Brocherel. Margherita Peak is named after Queen Margherita of Savoy.

[edit] External links

• Information about Mount Stanley and the Ruwenzori Range
• Mount Stanley on Peak Bagger
• Mount Stanley on the Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia

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