Mount Kinangop Explained

Kinangop Mountain
Elevation M:3906
Prominence M:530
Location:Kenya
Range:Aberdare Range
Map:Kenya
Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:-0.6277°N 36.7083°W

Mount Kinangop (or Ilkinangop) is a mountain in the southern Aberdare Range about 100miles 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.Kinangop is the second-highest mountain in the Aberdares after Mount Satima.The lower levels of the mountain have extensive bamboo forests. Higher up it is covered by tussock grasses.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.

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