Margherita Peak

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mountain peak summit

Margherita Peak is a prominent mountain summit in the Rwenzori Range of East Africa, renowned for its glaciated terrain and status as one of the continent’s highest points.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain peak → summit →
climateZone	alpine →
climbingDifficulty	alpine AD (approximate) →
continent	Africa →
country	Democratic Republic of the Congo → Uganda →
elevation	16762 ft → 5109 m →
featureType	glaciated equatorial mountain →
firstAscentBy	C. Ollier → J. Brocherel → J. Petigax → Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi →
firstAscentDate	1906-06-18 →
geology	Precambrian metamorphic rocks →
hasGlacier	Stanley Glacier NERFINISHED →
higherPeaksInAfrica	Kilimanjaro → Mount Kenya →
isHighestPointOf	Democratic Republic of the Congo → Rwenzori Mountains → Uganda →
isOneOf	highest points in Africa →
knownFor	glaciated terrain → permanent ice and snowfields → technical alpine climbing routes →
locatedIn	East Africa → Rwenzori Mountains → Rwenzori Range →
locatedOn	Mount Stanley →
mainClimbingSeason	December–February → June–August →
mapLabel	Margherita Peak →
mountainRange	Rwenzori Mountains →
namedAfter	Queen Margherita of Savoy →
onBorderBetween	Democratic Republic of the Congo → Uganda →
partOf	Albertine Rift → East African Rift system → Rwenzori Mountains National Park (Uganda side) → Virunga National Park (DRC side) →
prominence	high prominence →
protectedArea	Rwenzori Mountains National Park →
protectedAreaCountry	Uganda →
rankingInAfricaByElevation	third-highest peak in Africa →
typicalAccessPoint	Kilembe → Nyakalengija →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Rwenzori Mountains National Park →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Uganda →	highestPoint
Margherita Peak →	mapLabel