Mount Gahinga

Mount Gahinga
Mount Gahinga

Mts. Gahinga (left) and Muhabura (right)
Elevation 3,474 m (11,398 ft)
Prominence 2,821 m (9,255 ft)
Translation A little pile of stones (Kinyarwanda)
Location
Location RwandaUganda
Range Virunga Mountains
Coordinates 1°23′14″S 29°38′37″E / 1.3873°S 29.6435°E / -1.3873; 29.6435Coordinates: 1°23′14″S 29°38′37″E / 1.3873°S 29.6435°E / -1.3873; 29.6435
Geology
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption unknown
Climbing
Easiest route Hike

Mount Gahinga, is a dormant/extinct volcano in the Virunga Mountains on the border between Rwanda and Uganda. Gahinga lies between Muhabura and Sabyinyo, but is the smallest of these three. The Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is named after the mountain, and tourists can climb Gahinga from that side.


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