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Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya, an the second highest in Africa (after Mount Kilimanjaro). The highest peaks of the mountain are Batian (5,199 m - 17,058 ft), Nelion (5,188 m - 17,022 ft) and Lenana (4,985 m - 16,355 ft). Mount Kenya is located in central Kenya, just south of the equator, around 150 km (95 miles) north-northeast of Nairobi. The area around the mountain is protected in the Mount Kenya National Park, which is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. The National Park is around 620 km² (240 square miles), and receives up to 15,000 visitors every year.

Trivia about mount kenya

  • This second-tallest African peak is about 70 miles from Nairobi
  • Exploring from Mombasa, Ludwig Krapf sighted this mountain that shares its name with an African country
  • (Alex T. in Africa) Coffee beans are still widely grown on the slopes of this mountain, Africa's second-highest
  • Like Kilimanjaro, this snowcapped peak can often be seen from high-rise buildings in Nairobi about 110 miles away
  • Elephants hate climbing hills, but the remains of "Icy Mike" were found at 14,000' on this, Africa's 2nd-highest peak
  • Although it stands almost on the equator, this second-highest African peak is capped by 12 glaciers

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