Mount Kenya National Park

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Mount Kenya National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage–listed protected area in central Kenya that conserves the forests, glaciers, and alpine ecosystems surrounding Africa’s second-highest peak.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
national park
protected area
adjacentTo Mount Kenya Forest Reserve
continent Africa
country Kenya
ecosystemType alpine moorland
montane forest
nival zone
fauna Loxodonta
surface form: African elephant

black rhinoceros
buffalo
giant forest hog
leopard
flora giant groundsels
giant lobelia
governingBody Kenya Wildlife Service
highestPoint Batian
highestPointElevation 5199 m
includesPeak Batian
Lenana
Nelion
IUCNCategory II
knownFor endemic species
glaciated peaks
high biodiversity
mountaineering
scenic alpine landscapes
trekking
locatedIn Central Province, Kenya
surface form: central Kenya
locatedOn Mount Kenya
nearestCity Nanyuki
partOf Mount Kenya National Park self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mount Kenya National Park and Forest Reserve
protects Mount Kenya
afromontane forests
alpine ecosystems
bamboo forests
glaciers of Mount Kenya
heathland
subalpine ecosystems
region Kenyan highlands
surface form: Mount Kenya region
tourismActivity hiking
rock climbing
wildlife viewing
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ix)
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(x)
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 1997
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus natural site

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Mount Kenya protectedBy Mount Kenya National Park
World Heritage Sites in Africa hasComponentSite Mount Kenya National Park
Central Province, Kenya contains Mount Kenya National Park
this entity surface form: Mount Kenya region (southern and western slopes)
Kikuyu highlands associatedWith Mount Kenya National Park
this entity surface form: Mount Kenya region
Kenya Wildlife Service manages Mount Kenya National Park
Sirimon route locatedIn Mount Kenya National Park
Chogoria route accesses Mount Kenya National Park
Chogoria route accessPoint Mount Kenya National Park
this entity surface form: Chogoria gate of Mount Kenya National Park
Batian typicalAccessPoint Mount Kenya National Park
Batian protectedWithin Mount Kenya National Park
Batian UNESCOWorldHeritageContext Mount Kenya National Park
this entity surface form: Mount Kenya World Heritage Site
Nelion locatedInProtectedArea Mount Kenya National Park
Nelion partOf Mount Kenya National Park
this entity surface form: Mount Kenya UNESCO World Heritage Site
Point Lenana locatedIn Mount Kenya National Park
Mount Kenya National Park partOf Mount Kenya National Park self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mount Kenya National Park and Forest Reserve
Naro Moru route partOf Mount Kenya National Park
Meru hasNearbyProtectedArea Mount Kenya National Park
Nanyuki near Mount Kenya National Park
Nanyuki hasNearbyProtectedArea Mount Kenya National Park
Kenya national parks system includes Mount Kenya National Park