Location: Mt Kenya

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Mt Kenya, viewed from Serena Mountain Lodge.

General Information

Quarter degree square: 0037A1,A2,A2,A4,B1,B3

Country: Kenya

Habitat: Montane evergreen forest, grassland, bogs and scrub, rocky outcrops and (sub)alpine vegetation.

Altitude range: c.2000 - 5199 m.

Annual rainfall:

Location (short): Highest mountain in Kenya.

Location (detailed): Mt Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second highest in Africa after Mt Kilimanjaro. Most of the area above 2000m are protected as a National Park.
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Copyright: The Uganda flora team, 2026

The Uganda flora team (2026). Flora of Uganda: Location details: Mt Kenya.
https://www.ugandaflora.com/speciesdata/location-display.php?location_id=247, retrieved 19 August 2026

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