Rwenzori Mountains National Park

**Rwenzori Mountains National Park**¹
**UNESCO World Heritage Site**

State Party	Uganda
Type	Natural
Criteria	vii, x
Identification	#684
Region²	Africa
Inscription History
Formal Inscription:	1994 18th WH Committee Session
In Danger	1999-2004
WH link:	http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/684
1 Name as officially inscribed on the WH List 2 As classified officially by UNESCO

Rwenzori Mountains National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location:	Uganda
Coordinates:	0°13′25″N, 29°55′27″E
Area:	996 km²
Established:	1991

Ruwenzori Mountains National Park is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Ruwenzori Mountains of Uganda. It includes approximately 1,000 square kilometres of land. Within that land are numerous waterfalls, lakes, glaciers, and the third highest mountain in Africa - Mount Stanley. The second highest peak in this range is Mount Speke.