Mount Stanley

Mount Stanley, with an elevation of 5,109 meters, is the highest mountain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the third highest mountain in Africa. Mount Stanley was named after Sir Henry Morton Stanley, a Welsh journalist and explorer. It is located in the Ruwenzori Mountains National Park and is part of the Ruwenzori Range. The mountain is a popular tourist destination for both local and international mountain climbers. The mountain is surrounded by huts that provide tourists with overnight lodging. However, because the mountain borders both Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, there have been border issues on numerous occasions, primarily affecting tourists who find themselves paying more at the DRC border than they do at the Ugandan border.

Mount Stanley is a fault-block mountain in the African Rift System that rises between two rifts. They are composed of gneiss and quartzite and were formed within the last 10 million years. The mountains are almost always shrouded in mists, and rain, with frequent thunder and lightning. Nowhere else on the planet has such an incredible collection of bog, moss, and forests that resemble those from The Lord of the Rings. Heavy rain, sleet, and snow lash the range most of the year, but the two drier spells are January/February and mid-June through mid-August. It is strongly advised that you schedule your trip during one of those times.

Height: 5,109 meters

Location: Ruwenzori Range, GR Congo