Castle Hill

Castle Hill is a peak in Kirinyaga County, Kenya and has an elevation of 4,273 metres.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Kenya and Mount Kenya National Park.

Mount Kenya

Mount Kenya is an extinct volcano near the centre of Kenya, about 150 km north of Nairobi. At 5,300 m it is Africa's second highest mountain, after Kilimanjaro.

Mount Kenya National Park protects the summit and upper slopes of Mount Kenya, Africa's second-highest mountain, in the central highlands of Kenya. The extinct volcano rises to 5,199 m at Batian and contains glacier-cut valleys, alpine moorland, high-altitude lakes, montane forest and some of East Africa's most distinctive mountain vegetation.

Castle Hill

Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,273 metres
Also known as: “Hohnel Peak”
Category: landform
Location: Kirinyaga County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-0.18333° or 0° 11′ south

Longitude

37.3° or 37° 18′ east

Elevation

4,273 metres (14,019 feet)

Open location code

6GFVR882+M2

GeoNames ID

199931

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