Created approximately 3 million years ago, Mount Kenya is an extinct volcano, . Situated in central Kenya, just north of the equator, Mount Kenya lies within the Mount Kenya National Park. It has a trio of summits. The highest, Batian, is 17,057ft (5199m), making it the tallest peak in Kenya, and the second highest across the entire African continent. The mountain’s other two summits, Nelion and Lenana, stand at 17,021ft (5188m) and 16,355ft (4985m), respectively. Together, these snow-capped mountains tower over the surrounding savannah landscape, stony and silent. At Mount Kenya, the sun sets and rises at the same time every day, with both the day and night lasting 12 hours. In fact, there is only a 1-minute difference between the shortest and longest days in the year. This is due to it being situated so close to the equator.The Gikuyu tribe call the mountain “God’s throne”.
