Key facts
- Elevation
- 4,321 m (14,177 ft)
- Prominence
- 2,457 m (8,061 ft)
- Isolation
- 339 km (211 mi)
- Listing
- Mountains of Africa 16th, Ultra
- Topo map s
- Mount Elgon Map and Guide
- Formed by
- Volcanism along the Gregory Rift
- Rock age
- Miocene origin
- Mountain type
- Shield volcano
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- First ascent
- 1911 by Kmunke and Stigler
- Easiest route
- Scramble
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- Elevation
- 4321
- Image
- Mount elgon topo.jpg
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Mount Elgon is an extinct shield volcano on the border of Uganda and Kenya, north of Kisumu, east of Mbale and west of Kitale. The mountain's highest point, named "Wagagai", is located entirely within Uganda. Although there is no verifiable evidence of its earliest volcanic activity, geologists estimate that Mount Elgon is at least 24 million years old, making it the oldest known extinct volcano in East Africa. The mountain's name originates from its Maasai name, “Ol Doinyo Ilgoon” (Breast Mountain).
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Bungoma CountyCalderas of AfricaCalderas of KenyaEast African montane forestsExtinct volcanoesFour-thousanders of AfricaInternational mountains of AfricaKenya–Uganda borderMiocene shield volcanoesMountains of KenyaMountains of UgandaMount ElgonShield volcanoes of AfricaTrans-Nzoia CountyUltra-prominent peaks of AfricaVolcanoes of KenyaVolcanoes of the Great Rift ValleyVolcanoes of Uganda