Mount Moroto

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Mount Moroto
Mount Moroto from the west

Mount Moroto from the west

height 3083  m
location Uganda , East Africa
Coordinates 2 ° 32 '0 "  N , 34 ° 45' 0"  E Coordinates: 2 ° 32 '0 "  N , 34 ° 45' 0"  E
Mount Moroto (Uganda)
Mount Moroto
Type inactive volcano
First ascent 1911 by Rudolf Kmunke and Robert Stigler

Mount Moroto is an inactive volcano in the district of Moroto in Uganda near the border with Kenya . It lies north of Mount Elgon and, like this one, belongs to the East African Trench . Limestone is mined on the mountain .

The abundance of birds in its forests is particularly striking.