Mount Kinangop (or Ilkinangop) is a mountain in the southern
Aberdare Range about north of
Nairobi, Kenya.
It is within the
Aberdare National Park.
A dormant volcano, Kinangop overlooks the
Kinangop Plateau to the west and the
Great Rift Valley beyond.
Kinangop is the second-highest mountain in the Aberdares after
Mount Satima.
The lower levels of the mountain have extensive bamboo forests. Higher up it is covered by tussock grasses.
The main peak is a rocky outcrop surrounded by open moorlands.
Due to the height, temperatures are cool and may drop below freezing at night.
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Kinangop
The Kinangop Plateau is a region in Kenya that lies between the Kenyan Rift Valley to the west and the Aberdare Range to the east. It takes its name from Kinangop Mountain, which rises in the Aberdares to the east.
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