Mount Stanley

Mount Stanley or Mount Ngaliema (/əŋɡɑːˈljeɪmə/,[1] also US: /-mɑː/,[2] UK: /əŋˌɡɑːliˈeɪmə/[3]) is a mountain located in the Rwenzori Mountains. With an elevation of 5,109 m (16,763 ft), it is the highest mountain of both the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, and the third highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro (5,895 m) and Mount Kenya (5,199 m). The peak and several other surrounding peaks are high enough to support glaciers. Mount Stanley is named for the journalist and explorer, Sir Henry Morton Stanley. It is part of the Rwenzori Mountains National Park, a UNESCO world Heritage Site.[4]

This article is about the mountain in Africa. For other uses, see Mount Stanley (disambiguation).
Mount Ngaliema
Mount Stanley
Mount Stanley
from left to right: Moebius Peak, Elena Peak, Savoia Peak, Alexandra Peak, Margherita Peak
Highest point
Elevation5,109 m (16,762 ft)
Prominence3,951 m (12,963 ft) 
Ranked 28th
Isolation830 km (520 mi) 
ListingCountry high point
Ultra
Coordinates0°23′09″N 29°52′18″E 
Geography
Mount Ngaliema
Location in Uganda
(on the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo)
LocationDemocratic Republic of the Congo—Uganda
Parent rangeRuwenzori Range
Climbing
First ascent1906 by Duke of the Abruzzi and party
Easiest routerock/snow climb

Mt. Stanley consists of two (twin) summits and several lower peaks:

Peakmetresfeet
Margherita Peak5,10916,763
Alexandra5,09116,703
Albert5,08716,690
Savoia4,97716,330
Ellena4,96816,300
Elizabeth4,92916,170
Phillip4,92016,140
Moebius4,91616,130
Great Tooth4,60315,100

Expeditions

First ascent

The first recorded ascent of Mt. Stanley was in 1906 by Luigi Amedeo, J. Petigax, C. Ollier, and J. Brocherel. Margherita Peak is named after Queen Margherita of Italy.[5]

References
  1. "Ngaliema". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. "Stanley, Mount". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. "Ngaliema, Mount". Lexico UK Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  4. UNESCO World Heritage Centre
  5. Peter Bridges, ‘A Prince of Climbers’, Virginia Quarterly Review, 76-1 (Winter 2000), 38–51.
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