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Mount Kenya (5199m)

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Mount Kenya liegt auf 5199 Metern Höhe in Kenya, Teil der East African Rift, Africa. Dieser Gipfel wird als Stratovolcano klassifiziert.

Mount Kenya — 5,199m — Kenya — watercolor illustration
Höhe
5199 m
Prominenz
— m
Koordinaten
-0,151944, 37,308333
Typ
stratovolcano

Höhenvergleich

Meeresspiegel 0 m Ben Nevis 1,345 m Mont Blanc 4,808 m Denali 6,190 m Mt. Everest 8,849 m Mount Kenya 5199 m
Vulkanisch

Über diesen Berg

Mount Kenya (5199m) is a stratovolcano in the East African Rift, Kenya. Grade 4/5: technical ascent requiring mountaineering skills and equipment. This stratovolcano rises steeply from the surrounding terrain with a classic conical profile.

Routen

Saisonale Bedingungen

Topografische Analyse

Höhenlinienkarte

Topographic contour map of Mount Kenya (5199m)

The topographic contour map of Mount Kenya (5199m) in the East African Rift shows near-circular, closely spaced contours indicating steep conical slopes. Contour lines are drawn at 100m intervals, with index contours (thicker lines) every 500m. The hypsometric color scale ranges from green (lower elevations) through yellow and orange to white (highest elevations near the 5,199m summit). Above 5,000m, the estimated snow line at this latitude, contours transition to cooler tones indicating permanent snow and ice.

Höhenprofil

Elevation profile of Mount Kenya (5199m)

The east–west elevation profile of Mount Kenya (5199m) in the East African Rift shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 5,199m. The color gradient transitions from green (valley floor) to white (summit zone), with the red summit marker indicating the peak. The dashed blue snow line at 5,000m marks the approximate elevation above which permanent snow persists year-round.

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