Mount Baker (Uganda)

Mount Baker
Mount Baker  Uganda
Elevation	4,844 m (15,892 ft)
Prominence	474 m (1,555 ft)
Location
Range	Ruwenzori
Coordinates	0°22′00″N 29°54′00″E / 0.3666667°N 29.9°E / 0.3666667; 29.9Coordinates: 0°22′00″N 29°54′00″E / 0.3666667°N 29.9°E / 0.3666667; 29.9
Climbing
First ascent	1906 by Duke of the Abruzzi

Mount Baker lies in the Ruwenzori Mountains National Park in Uganda, Africa. Together with Mount Stanley and Mount Speke, it forms a triangle enclosing the upper Bujuku Valley. The nearest peak is Mount Stanley which is 2.26 km to the west.^[1] The mountains lie within an area called 'The Mountains of the Moon'.

Like all peaks in the Ruwenzori Range, Mount Baker has multiple jagged peaks. The highest is Edward Peak.

When the Duke of the Abruzzi climbed this summit, he ascended all of the other mountains in this range.

The mountain is named after Sir Samuel Baker who was an early explorer to the region though he did not ascend this peak.

References

1. ^ "Mount Baker, Uganda". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=11162. 

External links

• Good pictures and map