⛰️ Mount Elgon

Kenya · Africa · 1.12°N, 34.53°E

Quick facts

Country	Kenya
Continent / region	Africa
Coordinates (approx.)	1.12°N, 34.53°E · view on map
Distance to the equator	125 km north of it
Solar time	UTC+2:15 — read from longitude, so it is the sky's clock rather than the government's
Sun today (UTC)	Rises 03:23, sets 15:28 — 12 h 04 min of daylight

Mount Elgon is located in Kenya, in Africa.

Closest shield volcanoes

Korosi — 181 km away
Emuruangogolak — 205 km away
Namarunu — 232 km away
Mount Suswa — 314 km away
Nyamuragira — 656 km away, in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Straight-line distances on a sphere, computed from the coordinates. A road would be longer.

More shield volcanoes in Kenya

Emuruangogolak · Korosi · Mount Suswa · Namarunu.

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