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The highest African mountain is Kilimanjaro, which has three peaks, named Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira, of which Kibo is the tallest. Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africa which also has three main peaks, namely Batian, Nelion and Lenana Point.
This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Africa defined physiographically. Not all points in this list are mountains or hills, some are simply elevations that are not distinguishable as geographical features. Notes are provided where territorial disputes or inconsistencies affect the listings.
Mount Stanley or Mount Ngaliema (/ ə ŋ ɡ ɑː ˈ l j eɪ m ə /, [2] also US: /-m ɑː /, [3] UK: / ə ŋ ˌ ɡ ɑː l i ˈ eɪ m ə / [4]) is a mountain located in the Rwenzori range.With an elevation of 5,109 m (16,763 ft), it is the highest mountain of both the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, and the third highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro (5,895 m) and Mount Kenya (5,199 m).
Kilimanjaro is a snow-covered mountain 19,710 feet high, and is said to be the highest mountain in Africa. Its western summit is called the Masai 'Ngaje Ngai', the House of God. Close to the western summit there is a dried and frozen carcas of a leopard. No one has explained what the leopard was seeking at that altitude.
Approaching the summit of Thabana Ntlenyana. Thabana Ntlenyana (tah-BAH-nə in-TLAY-nyə-nə) [3] is the highest mountain in southern Africa.It stands 3,482 metres (11,424 ft) tall within the lofty Maloti Mountains that crest Lesotho, a small landlocked nation surrounded by South Africa.
Pages in category "Lists of mountains of Africa" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... List of highest mountain peaks of Africa;
Topo map(s) Mount Kenya by Wielochowski and Savage [2] [3]: Geology; Mountain type: Stratovolcano (extinct): Last eruption: 2.6–3.1 MYA: Climbing; First ascent: 13 September 1899 by Mackinder, Ollier, and Brocherel, although the peoples of Kenya believed God resided on this mountain and regularly ascended the peaks to perform spiritual rites.
Pages in category "Lists of highest points in Africa" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...