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.