Mount Emin
E356559
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount Emin canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| 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 Rainforest
ⓘ
surface form:
Congo Basin
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.