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Mount Elgon

Mountain information
NameMount Elgon
Elevation14176.5 ft (4321 m)
Prominence8064.3 ft (2458 m)
ListingUltra, Breast shaped hills
LocationUganda-Kenya
TypeShield volcano
AgeMiocene origin
Last eruptionUnknown
First ascent1911 by Kmunke and Stigler
Easiest routeScramble

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:See also Mount Elgon District

Mount Elgon is an extinct shield volcano on the border of Uganda and Kenya, north of Kisumu and west of Kitale.


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