Mount Ng'iro

Mount Ng'iro is a mountain in the north of Kenya overlooking the Suguta Valley, part of the Great Rift Valley, to the west. The mountain is surrounded by desert, but is forested on its upper slopes.[3] It lies in the territory of the Samburu people. The Masula phratry of these people cultivate bees on the mountain, and as bee-keepers claim exclusive rights to the land and water.[4]

Mount Ngiro
Mount Ngiro
Location in Kenya
Highest point
Elevation2,848 m (9,344 ft)[1][2]
Prominence1,501 m (4,925 ft)[1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates02°11′30″N 36°48′57″E[1]
Geography
LocationKenya
Parent rangeNdoto Range

See also

References

  1. Africa Ultra-Prominences Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
  2. Crowther 1987, p. 143.
  3. Walking Jade Sea Journey.
  4. Spencer 204, p. 287.

Sources

  • Crowther, Geoff (1987). East Africa: a travel survival kit. Lonely Planet Publications. ISBN 0-86442-005-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Spencer, Paul (2004). The Samburu: A Study of Gerontocracy in a Nomadic Tribe. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-33005-X.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • "Walking Jade Sea Journey". Wild Horizons. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
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