Mount Stanley Explained

Mount Stanley
Other Name:Mount Ngaliema
Elevation M:5109
Prominence M:3951
Prominence Ref:
Ranked 28th
Map:Uganda
Map Size:240
Label Position:right
Listing:Country high point
Ultra
Country Type:Countries
Range:Rwenzori Mountains
Coordinates:0.3858°N 29.8717°W
First Ascent:1906 by Duke of the Abruzzi and party
Easiest Route:rock/snow climb

Mount Stanley or Mount Ngaliema ([1] also,[2] [3]) 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). 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.[4]

Mt. Stanley consists of two twin summits and several lower peaks:

Peak metres feet
Margherita Peak 5,109 16,763
Alexandra 5,091 16,703
Albert 5,087 16,690
Savoia 4,977 16,330
Ellena 4,968 16,300
Elizabeth 4,929 16,170
Phillip 4,920 16,140
Moebius 4,916 16,130
Cheptegei 4,907 16,099
Great Tooth 4,603 15,100

Expeditions

First ascentThe first recorded ascent of Mt. Stanley was in 1906 by Luigi Amedeo, J. Petigax, C. Ollier, and J. Brocherel. Margherita Peak is named after Queen Margherita of Italy.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ngaliema. Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. 2 August 2019.
  2. 2 August 2019.
  3. Ngaliema, Mount . https://web.archive.org/web/20220826235936/https://www.dictionary.com/ . dead . 2022-08-26 . Lexico UK English Dictionary . Oxford University Press.
  4. Web site: Rwenzori Mountains National Park. UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 11 February 2024.
  5. Peter. Bridges. A Prince of Climbers. Virginia Quarterly Review. 76. 1. Winter 2000. 38–51. 11 February 2024.