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Africa / Rwanda / Kisoro / Mount Muhabura
Record SL-859930 · Wikidata Q543030

Mount Muhabura

Ultra
Elevation
4,127 m
13,540 ft
Prominence
1,530 m
Isolation
Coordinates
1.3833° S, 29.6667° E
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Mount Muhabura
Mount MuhaburaWikimedia Commons

Description

Wikipedia

Mount Muhabura, also known as Mount Muhavura, is an inactive volcano in the Virunga Mountains on the Rwanda-Uganda border. At 4,127 metres (13,540 ft), Muhabura is the third highest of the eight major mountains of the mountain range, which is part of the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. Its summit contains a small crater lake. The limited evidence for this volcano suggests that it last erupted some time in the Holocene, but the exact date is not known. The Smithsonian Institution states that a small parasitic crater near Muhabura had been active "recently" without mentioning a date. The name Muhabura means "The Guide" in the local language, Kinyarwanda.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Mount Gahinga 3,474 m W 260° 2.6 km