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Ruwenzori

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Mount Stanley (5109 m/16,762 ft)
Countries	Uganda (71%), Congo DRC (29%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Nord-Kivu
Area	9,151 sq km / 3,533 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	161 km / 100 mi North-South 114 km / 71 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	0° 30' N; 30° 4' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Ruwenzori
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Ruwenzori.

East Rift Valley Ranges	Level 3 (Parent)
Ruwenzori	Level 4
Virunga Mountains	Level 4 (Sibling)
Burundi Highlands	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Ruwenzori

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range5
1.	Mount Stanley	5109	16,762
2.	Mount Speke	4890	16,043
3.	Mount Baker	4844	15,892
4.	Mount Emin	4798	15,741
5.	Mount Gessi	4715	15,469
6.	Mount Luigi di Savoia	4627	15,180
7.	Weismanns Peak	4620	15,157
8.	Mount Humphreys	4578	15,020
9.	Mount Cagni	4485	14,715
10.	Kinyagoma	4431	14,537
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Ruwenzori

Mount Stanley

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Mount Stanley, Africa: Margherita Peak to right, Alexandra Peak at center (2011-01-16). Photo by Ken Jones.
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Mount Stanley-Alexandra Peak

Mount Stanley, Africa: Margherita Peak to right, Alexandra Peak at center (2011-01-16). Photo by Ken Jones.
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