Mount Muhabura

Mount Muhabura

Mts. Gahinga (left) and Muhabura (right)
Highest point
Elevation 4,127 m (13,540 ft)[1]
Prominence 1,530 m (5,020 ft)[2]
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 01°23′00″S 29°40′00″E / 1.38333°S 29.66667°E / -1.38333; 29.66667Coordinates: 01°23′00″S 29°40′00″E / 1.38333°S 29.66667°E / -1.38333; 29.66667[1]
Naming
Translation The Guide (Kinyarwanda)
Geography
Mount Muhabura
Location in Rwanda (on border with Uganda)
Location RwandaUganda
Parent range Virunga Mountains
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Last eruption unknown[1]

Mount Muhabura, also known as Mount Muhavura, is an extinct volcano in the Virunga Mountains on the border between Rwanda and Uganda. At 4,127 metres (13,540 ft) Muhabura is the third highest of the eight major mountains of the mountain range, which is a part of the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. Muhabura is partly in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda and partly in the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda.

The name Muhabura means "The Guide" in the local language, Kinyarwanda.

It can be seen from many parts of Uganda and Rwanda because of its slope.

Volcanic rock from Muhabura containing crystals of augite

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Muhabura". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  2. "Mount Muhabura". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
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