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Mount Kinangop

Coordinates: 0°37′40″S 36°42′30″E / 0.62765°S 36.70832°E / -0.62765; 36.70832
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Kinangop Mountain
Kinangop Mountain is located in Kenya
Kinangop Mountain
Kinangop Mountain
Location in Kenya
Highest point
Elevation3,906 m (12,815 ft)[1]
Prominence530 m (1,740 ft)
Coordinates0°37′40″S 36°42′30″E / 0.62765°S 36.70832°E / -0.62765; 36.70832
Geography
LocationKenya
Parent rangeAberdare 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]

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Sources

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  • "Aberdares South to North (Njabini to Mutubio)". Mountain Club of Kenya. November 24, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  • Brewer, Wesley C. (2005). Beyond the Sangres: A Tale of Hope, Pain, And Courage. iUniverse. ISBN 0-595-35068-2.
  • Mani, M. S. (1968). Ecology and biogeography of high altitude insects. Springer. ISBN 90-6193-114-2.
  • Wielochowski, Andrew (1999). "Aberdare Mountains 3999m". EWP. Retrieved 2011-12-29.