Mount Kinangop

Mount Kinangop (or Ilkinangop) is a mountain in the southern Aberdare Range about 100 miles (160 km) north of Nairobi, Kenya. It is within the Aberdare National Park.

A dormant volcano, Kinangop overlooks the Kinangop Plateau to the west and the Great Rift Valley beyond.^[2]Kinangop is the second-highest mountain in the Aberdares after Mount Satima.^[3]The lower levels of the mountain have extensive bamboo forests. Higher up it is covered by tussock grasses.^[1]The main peak is a rocky outcrop surrounded by open moorlands. Due to the height, temperatures are cool and may drop below freezing at night.^[4]

References

^ a b Wielochowski 1999.
^ Brewer 2005, p. 223.
^ Mani 1968, p. 157.
^ Aberdares South to North.

Sources

"Aberdares South to North (Njabini to Mutubio)". Mountain Club of Kenya. November 24, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
Brewer, Wesley C. (2005). Beyond the Sangres: A Tale of Hope, Pain, And Courage. iUniverse. ISBN 0-595-35068-2.
Mani, M. S. (1968). Ecology and biogeography of high altitude insects. Springer. ISBN 90-6193-114-2.
Wielochowski, Andrew (1999). "Aberdare Mountains 3999m". EWP. Retrieved 2011-12-29.