Chepmet
Chepmet is a hill in West Pokot County, Kenya and has an elevation of 1,647 metres. Chepmet is situated nearby to the locality Kwa Murra, as well as near Kibaba.- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,647 metres
- Description: hill in Kenya
- Also known as: “Cheptumet” and “Chepumet Hill”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cheporor and Kanyarkwat.
Cheporor
Village
Cheporor is a village in Kanyarkwat, West Pokot County, Kenya. In August 2026, the village attracted worldwide attention after three young herders reportedly discovered gold deposits, triggering a gold rush that brought an estimated 10,000 people from across Kenya and neighbouring Uganda within several days. Cheporor is situated 4½ km west of Chepmet.
Kanyarkwat
Village
Kanyarkwat is a local administrative, community area and village in West Pokot County, Kenya. It is located in West Pokot Sub-count at an elevation of approximately 1,827 metres above sea level. Kanyarkwat is situated 6 km south of Chepmet.
Chepmet
- Category: landform
- Location: West Pokot County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
1.31708° or 1° 19′ 2″ north
Longitude
34.93539° or 34° 56′ 7″ east
Elevation
1,647 metres (5,404 feet)
Open location code
6GHP8W8P+R5
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Satellite Map
Discover Chepmet from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Chepmet” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Чепмет”
- Cebuano: “Chepmet”
- Dutch: “Chepmet”
- Swedish: “Chepmet”
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