Mount Stanley

Mount Stanley
Mount Ngaliema
Mount Stanley
From left to right: Moebius Peak, Elena Peak, Savoia Peak, Alexandra Peak, Margherita Peak
Highest point
Elevation5,109 m (16,762 ft)
Prominence3,924 m (12,874 ft)
Ranked 28th
ListingCountry high point
Ultra
Coordinates0°23′09″N 29°52′18″E / 0.38583°N 29.87167°E / 0.38583; 29.87167
Geography
Mount Stanley
Location in Uganda
(on the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Countries
Parent rangeRwenzori Mountains
Climbing
First ascent1906 by Duke of the Abruzzi and party
Easiest routerock/snow climb

Mount Stanley, also known as Mount Ngaliema (/əŋɡɑːˈljmə/, also US: /-mɑː/, UK: /əŋˌɡɑːliˈmə/), is a mountain located in the Rwenzori range. With an elevation of 5,109 m (16,763 ft), it is the highest mountain of both the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, and the fourth-highest in Africa.

The peak and several other surrounding peaks are high enough to support glaciers. Mount Stanley is named for the colonist Sir Henry Morton Stanley. It is part of the Rwenzori Mountains National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.