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Mount Stanley, Congo DRC/Uganda


Prominence: 3951 m, 12963 ft

Elevation: 5109 meters, 16,762 feet


Approx. Isolation: 829.81 km, 515.62 mi
Highest SummitMargherita Peak
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)0° 23' 9'' N; 29° 52' 22'' E
0.385939, 29.872726 (Dec Deg)
819790E 42712N Zone 35 (UTM)
CountryCongo DRC (Highest Point)
Uganda (Highest Point)
State/ProvinceNord-Kivu (Highest Point)
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Selected Guidebook(s) for this Peak:
       Voices from the Mountains (Venables)

Selected Trip Reports from this site:
     2010-01-04 by Rob Woodall
     2010-01-04 by Petter Bjørstad

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Mount Stanley, Africa: Margherita Peak to right, Alexandra Peak at center. Photo courtesy of Ken Jones.
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ProminenceClean Prominence: 3951 m/12,963 ft
Optimistic Prominence: 3951 m/12,963 ft
Key Col: 1158 m/3799 ft
    Key Col Lat/Long: 3° 46' 33'' N; 32° 52' 44'' E
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Isolation829.81 km/515.62 mi
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Mount Kenya  (E)
Isolation distance is based on NHN and is slightly overstated.
RangesContinent: Africa
Range2: East Africa Mountains
Range3: East Rift Valley Ranges (Highest Point)
Range4: Ruwenzori (Highest Point)
Drainage BasinsNile (HP)
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
OwnershipLand: Ruwenzori Mountains National Park (Highest Point)/Parc National des Virunga (Highest Point)
First Ascent1906
Duke of Abruzzi (Italy)
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Other Photos


The approach to Mount Stanley traverses bogs of deep mud. Photo courtesy of Ken Jones.

Happy climbers atop both Uganda and the Congo on Margherita Peak, Mount Stanley. Photo courtesy of Ken Jones.





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