Mount Kenya, Kenya

Highest Summit	Batian Peak
Subpeaks	Mount Kenya-Nelion Peak (5188 m/17,021 ft) Mount Kenya-Point Lenana (4979 m/16,335 ft) Mount Kenya-Point Piggott (4957 m/16,263 ft) Mount Kenya-Point Thompson (4955 m/16,257 ft) Mount Kenya-Point Dutton (4885 m/16,027 ft) Mount Kenya-Point John (4883 m/16,020 ft) Mount Kenya-Point Peter (4757 m/15,607 ft) Mount Kenya-Point Slade (4750 m/15,584 ft)
Peak Type	Volcano
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	0° 9' 8'' S, 37° 18' 32'' E -0.152267, 37.308885 (Dec Deg) 311794 E 9983163 N, Zone 37 (UTM)
Country	Kenya (Highest Point)
State/Province	Nyeri (Highest Point) Meru (Highest Point) Embu (Highest Point)
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Ascent Info Total successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 42      Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 44) Selected Trip Reports from this site:      2000-06-20 by Morgan Batt (Unsuccessful)      2006-02-07 by Ben Lostracco      2006-02-08 by Ben Lostracco      2011-01-05 by Sharon Crawford      2013-09-29 by Eric Gilbertson      2016-01-07 by Greg Slayden (GPS Track)      2016-01-07 by Rob Woodall (GPS Track)      2017-01-13 by Anthony Marra      2020-03-06 by Travis Greiman
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Mt. Kenya from Point Lenana (1985-09-13). Photo by Frederick Johnson. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)   Clean Prominence: 3825 m/12,549 ft   Optimistic Prominence: 3825 m/12,549 ft   Line Parent: Kilimanjaro   Key Col: 1374 m/4508 ft
Isolation	Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)    Distance: 319.88 km/198.77 mi    Isolation Limit Point: -3.045, 37.3425 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:     Kilimanjaro  (S)
Ranges	Continent: Africa Range2: East Africa Mountains Range3: East Central Kenya (Highest Point)
Drainage Basins	Jubba (HP) Indian Ocean-East Africa Indian Ocean Tana (HP) Indian Ocean-East Africa Indian Ocean
Ownership	Land: Mount Kenya National Park (Highest Point)
First Ascent	September 13, 1899     Brocherel, Josef (Italy)     Mackinder, Halford (United Kingdom)     Ollier, Cesar (Italy)
Data Source	GPS Reading or LIDAR
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Other Photos

Mt. Kenya and Point John from Teleki Valley (1985-09-14). Photo by Frederick Johnson. Click here for larger-size photo.

Mt. Kenya from Mackinder Valley (1985-09-13). Photo by Frederick Johnson. Click here for larger-size photo.

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