Kenya detailed statistics and information
Statistical information about Kenya including geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, and military statistics.
Country map
High quality shaded relief map showing natural features.
Mount Kenya
Kenya is located in the eastern part of Africa. It has an area of about 150,000 square kilometers. It is a very popular tourist destination and also a hotspot for climbing and hiking. In the central highlands a couple of hundred kilometers north of the equator lays Mt.Kenya. It is here where the Kikuyu god ngai resides. It is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second highest in Africa. It is one of the few places near the equator on Africa with permanent glaciers. The name of the country has been known to have been derived from Mt.Kenya which was formerly known as Mount Kirinyaga. The mountain is located 180 kilometers north of Nairobi and it can often be seen from high-rise buildings in Nairobi and from Thika. It is an extinct volcano, which formed a couple of million years ago. The mountain is located in the Mount Kenya National Park, which is a designated protected area around the mountain above 3200m altitude. The Kenya Wildlife Service manages the park. The national park covers an area of 700 square kilometers and was established in 1949.
Hiking Mount Kenya
Perhaps the idea stemmed from the fact that we missed Alaska's cold fresh air, sparkling water, and snow. Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that we'd spent four months on a truck with little exercise since the High Atlas hike. In any case, by the time we got to Kenya, we were both excited about the idea of climbing Mt. Kenya, the second highest mountain on the African continent.
CLIMB MOUNT KENYA
Welcome to Mt. Kenya Rock Climb.
Mountain on the Equator 
Mt. Kenya is an extinct volcano that rises to an altitude of 17,058 ft (5199m). This impressive altitude gives Mt. Kenya the distinction of being second only to Mt. Kilimanjaro in altitude on the entire African continent.
Hiking Trips
Documented hiking trips, the ones inAfrica are at the bottom of the page.
Welcome to MountKenya.com
This is the original and ever growing resource for information of all kinds about Mount Kenya, Africa's stunning equatorial summit of rock and ice.
National Parks and Games Reserves
Kenya is famous for its game viewing and many operators offer varied ways of experiencing this. The Wildebeest migration is one of the most amazing natural spectacles. Game can be seen year round, but migrates in May/June, July/August and again in September/October.
KENYA - by Patrick Wanyonyi
Kenya is located in the east coast of the African continent.
Kenya National Parks
Information about National Parks in Kenya
Adventure travel in Kenya
Database with descriptions and pictures of adventure travel destinations in this beautiful and interesting country.
