Mount Stanley, also known as Mount Ngaliema, is a mountain located in the Rwenzori range. With an elevation of 5,109 m, it is the highest mountain of both the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, and the third highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya. The peak and several other surrounding peaks are high enough to support glac…
Mount Stanley, also known as Mount Ngaliema, is a mountain located in the Rwenzori range. With an elevation of 5,109 m, it is the highest mountain of both the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, and the third highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya. The peak and several other surrounding peaks are high enough to support glaciers. Mount Stanley is named for the journalist and explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley. It is part of the Rwenzori Mountains National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Elevation: 5,109 m (16,762 ft)
Prominence: 3,924 m (12,874 ft)
Listing: Country high point · Ultra · Ribu
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda
Parent range: Rwenzori Mountains
First ascent: 1906 by Duke of the Abruzzi and party
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