Kibo Hut

E374030

Kibo Hut is a high-altitude mountain refuge on Mount Kilimanjaro that serves as the main base camp for summit attempts via the Marangu Route.

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Label Occurrences
Kibo Hut canonical 4

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf building ⓘ
mountain hut ⓘ
mountain refuge ⓘ
climate high-altitude alpine conditions ⓘ
distanceFrom approximately 9–10 km hiking distance from Horombo Hut ⓘ
elevation approximately 15420 feet above sea level ⓘ
approximately 4700 metres above sea level ⓘ
governedBy Kilimanjaro National Park ⓘ
surface form: Kilimanjaro National Park authorities
hasAccess footpath only ⓘ
hasFacility basic toilets ⓘ
cooking area ⓘ
dormitory-style sleeping rooms ⓘ
hasLanguageOfSignage English ⓘ
Swahili language ⓘ
surface form: Swahili
hasTrailAbove Gilman’s Point ⓘ
Uhuru Peak ⓘ
hasTrailheadBelow Horombo Hut ⓘ
hasViewOf Kibo summit crater ⓘ
surface form: Kibo summit cone

Mawenzi ⓘ
surface form: Mawenzi Peak
locatedIn Kilimanjaro National Park ⓘ
locatedInCountry Tanzania ⓘ
locatedOn Mount Kilimanjaro ⓘ
locatedOnRoute Marangu Route ⓘ
near Kibo summit crater ⓘ
surface form: Kibo crater

Uhuru Peak ⓘ
onStandardItineraryDay typically day 4 of Marangu Route ⓘ
partOf Marangu Route infrastructure ⓘ
requires park permits for overnight stay ⓘ
role base camp for summit attempts ⓘ
overnight accommodation for climbers ⓘ
safetyConsideration low temperatures and strong winds ⓘ
risk of altitude sickness ⓘ
servesAs main base camp for summit attempts via the Marangu Route ⓘ
terrainAround scree and alpine desert ⓘ
typicalSummitStartTime around midnight ⓘ
usedBy mountaineers ⓘ
trekkers ⓘ
usedFor acclimatization stop ⓘ
overnight stay before summit push ⓘ

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