Rwenzori Mountain National Park
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The Rwenzori Mountain national park is largely covered by the mountain, and it lies along the Uganda – DRC border in Western Uganda.
Labeled “the mountain of the moon” by Ptolemy, an ancient Greek astronomer, and geographer, mountain Rwenzori has six ranges, but Mount Stanley with its third highest peak in Africa – Margherita: 5,109m (16,762 ft) is the most hiked.
It’s a block mountain whose name Rwenzori or Ruwenzori as the locals call it means “Rain-maker” or “Lord of the Clouds” because of its snow-capped peaks.
This is the only place with snow in Uganda. And although it’s not as high as Kilimanjaro, it requires more technical skills and endurance to climb its notoriously muddy and steep terrain as well as offers a more striking panoramic view of the Albertine rift valley and surrounding areas.
