Mount Emin

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Mount Emin is one of the prominent high peaks in the Rwenzori Mountains range of central Africa, known for its rugged alpine terrain and glaciated slopes.

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Mount Emin canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain ⓘ
peak ⓘ
climate alpine climate ⓘ
climbingDifficulty technical alpine climb ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
coordinatesApprox 0.5°N 29.9°E ⓘ
country Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
drainageBasin Congo Basin ⓘ
linked to: Congo Rainforest

Nile Basin ⓘ
elevation 15741 ft ⓘ
4798 m ⓘ
firstAscentBy Italian expedition members ⓘ
Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi ⓘ
firstAscentYear 1906 ⓘ
geology Precambrian crystalline rocks ⓘ
gneiss ⓘ
schist ⓘ
glacierTrend retreating ⓘ
hasEcosystem Afro-alpine zone ⓘ
montane forest on lower slopes ⓘ
hasFeature glaciated slopes ⓘ
rocky ridges ⓘ
rugged alpine terrain ⓘ
steep faces ⓘ
hasGlaciers yes ⓘ
isPartOf Albertine Rift ⓘ
East African Rift ⓘ
locatedIn Africa ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Virunga National Park ⓘ
mountainRange Rwenzori Mountains ⓘ
namedAfter Emin Pasha ⓘ
nearestInternationalBorder Uganda–Democratic Republic of the Congo border ⓘ
notableFor glaciated summit area ⓘ
high elevation in the Rwenzori range ⓘ
remote and difficult access ⓘ
photoSubject Rwenzori mountain landscapes ⓘ
prominence ca. 600 m ⓘ
region eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
relativeLocation north of Mount Speke ⓘ
north of Mount Stanley ⓘ
west of the Uganda–DRC border ⓘ
typicalClimbingSeason dry seasons ⓘ

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