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Mt. Kenya
This is the mountain that gave the country its name. The name Kenya comes from the Maasai word "erokenya", which means mist or snow. The Maasai called the mountain Oldonyo Le-rukenya in reference to its snow-capped peaks and enveloping foggy cloud. Another popular Maasai name for Mt Kenya is Oldoinyo Keri, meaning striped mountain. Mt. Kenya, fittingly is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second highest in Africa.
Quick Facts:
Age: 3 and a half million years old
Status: extinct volcano
Height: 5,199m (17,057 ft) tall.
Peaks: Batian - 5,199m (17057 ft) tall.
Nelion - 5,188m (17,021 ft) t
Lenana - 4,985 meter (16,355 ft)
Nelion peak is the hardest to climb only experienced mountaineers should attempt to climb. Lenana Summit however is ideal for amateur climbers. It’s possible to hike to the Lenana summit of Mount Kenya without mountaineering experience.
The peak is permanently covered by snow and glaciers. The upper reaches of the mountain has unique forms of flora and fauna.
Flora
Bamboo
Montane forest
Moorland and
Tundra
Alpine and sub-alpine flora.
These include tufts of tussock grassland, Spanish moss, giant groundsels and giant lobelia that have adapted to the treacherous mountainous climate.
Fauna
Leopards,
African elephants,
Black rhino,
Buffalo,
Giant forest hog.
MonkeyS
Hyrax species
Mount Kenya is surrounded at its base by the Mount Kenya National Park, which is a popular tourist attraction. There are several lodges and hotels around Mt. Kenya.
This is the mountain that gave the country its name. The name Kenya comes from the Maasai word "erokenya", which means mist or snow. The Maasai called the mountain Oldonyo Le-rukenya in reference to its snow-capped peaks and enveloping foggy cloud. Another popular Maasai name for Mt Kenya is Oldoinyo Keri, meaning striped mountain. Mt. Kenya, fittingly is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second highest in Africa.
Age: 3 and a half million years old
Status: extinct volcano
Height: 5,199m (17,057 ft) tall.
Peaks: Batian - 5,199m (17057 ft) tall.
Nelion - 5,188m (17,021 ft) t
Lenana - 4,985 meter (16,355 ft)
Nelion peak is the hardest to climb only experienced mountaineers should attempt to climb. Lenana Summit however is ideal for amateur climbers. It’s possible to hike to the Lenana summit of Mount Kenya without mountaineering experience.
The peak is permanently covered by snow and glaciers. The upper reaches of the mountain has unique forms of flora and fauna.
Flora
Bamboo
Montane forest
Moorland and
Tundra
Alpine and sub-alpine flora.
These include tufts of tussock grassland, Spanish moss, giant groundsels and giant lobelia that have adapted to the treacherous mountainous climate.
Fauna
Leopards,
African elephants,
Black rhino,
Buffalo,
Giant forest hog.
MonkeyS
Hyrax species
Mount Kenya is surrounded at its base by the Mount Kenya National Park, which is a popular tourist attraction. There are several lodges and hotels around Mt. Kenya.
