Mount Muhabura

Mount Muhabura
Mts. Gahinga (left) and Muhabura (right)
Elevation	4,127 m (13,540 ft) [1]
Prominence	1,530 m (5,020 ft) [2]
Listing	Ultra
Translation	The Guide (Kinyarwanda)
Location
Mount Muhabura Location on Rwanda/Uganda border
Location	Rwanda–Uganda
Range	Virunga Mountains
Coordinates	01°23′00″S 29°40′00″E / 1.3833333°S 29.6666667°E / -1.3833333; 29.6666667Coordinates: 01°23′00″S 29°40′00″E / 1.3833333°S 29.6666667°E / -1.3833333; 29.6666667[1]
Geology
Type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	unknown[1]

Mount Muhabura, also known as Mount Muhavura, is an extinct volcano in the Virunga Mountains on the border between Rwanda and Uganda. At 4,127 m, Muhabura is the third highest of the eight major mountains of the mountain range, which is a part of the East African Rift Valley. Muhabura lies partly in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda and partly in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda. The mountain can be climbed in one day from the Ugandan side.

The name Muhabura means The Guide in the local language, Kinyarwanda, which probably derives from a historical use of the mountain to aid navigation.^{[citation needed]} It can be seen from many parts of Uganda and Rwanda because of its slope.

Augite from Muhabura

See also

• List of volcanoes in Rwanda
• List of volcanoes in Uganda

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Mount Muhabura". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0203-06-. Retrieved 2008-12-23. 
2. ^ "Mount Muhabura". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=11164. Retrieved 2008-12-23.