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Mount Stanley

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Parent range
  
Ruwenzori Range

Elevation
  
5,109 m

First ascent
  
1906

Easiest route
  
rock/snow climb

Prominence
  
3,951 m

Mountain range
  
Rwenzori Mountains

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Isolation
  
830 kilometres (520 mi)

Listing
  
Country high point Ultra

Location
  
Democratic Republic of the Congo—Uganda

First ascender
  
Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi

Similar
  
Mount Speke, Mount Baker, Mount Gessi, Mount Karisimbi, Mount Luigi di Savoia

Mount Stanley is a mountain located in the Rwenzori range. With an elevation of 5,109 m (16,763 ft), it is the highest mountain of both the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, and the third highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro (5,895 m) and Mount Kenya (5,199 m). The peak and several other surrounding peaks are high enough to support glaciers. Mount Stanley is named for the journalist and explorer, Sir Henry Morton Stanley. It is part of the Rwenzori Mountains National Park, a UNESCO world Heritage Site.

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Map of Mount Stanley

Mt. Stanley consists of two twin summits and several lower peaks:

Summit of margarita peak in uganda drc mount stanley rwenzori


First Successful Attempt

Mt. Stanley was first climbed in 1906 by Duke of the Abruzzi, J. Petigax, C. Ollier, and J. Brocherel. Margherita Peak is named after Queen Margherita of Italy.

References

Mount Stanley Wikipedia