Mount Kenya rising beyond the surrounding forest

The photographic collection · 182

Mount Kenya, in photographs.

Many ways to see an extraordinary place.

Photo credit

Amkarani · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for display.

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Photographs show different dates, viewpoints and conditions. Select an image to open the full-size view and its source. They do not establish current access to a particular route.

The summits of Mount Kenya — The summits of Mount KenyaPhoto: Franco Pecchio, CC BY 2.0

Mount Kenya, Kenya — Mount Kenya, KenyaPhoto: Ruud Zwart, CC BY-SA 2.5 nl

Mount Kenya rising beyond the surrounding forest — Mount Kenya rising beyond the surrounding forestPhoto: Amkarani, CC BY-SA 4.0

Mount Kenya’s Batian and Nelion peaks beyond Point Slade — Mount Kenya’s Batian and Nelion peaks beyond Point SladePhoto: User:Chris 73, CC BY-SA 3.0

Mount Kenya, viewed from space — Mount Kenya, viewed from spacePhoto: Sémhur, Public domain

The moorland landscape beneath Mount Kenya — The moorland landscape beneath Mount KenyaPhoto: John Spooner, CC BY 2.0

The landscape of Mount Kenya National Park — The landscape of Mount Kenya National ParkPhoto: Nina R from Africa, CC BY 2.0

A bog on the slopes of Mount Kenya — A bog on the slopes of Mount KenyaPhoto: Franco Pecchio, CC BY 2.0

Giant lobelia on Mount Kenya — Giant lobelia on Mount KenyaPhoto: Shyamal, CC BY-SA 4.0

The Chogoria Valley seen from Nelion — The Chogoria Valley seen from NelionPhoto: Franco Pecchio, CC BY 2.0

Make this place part of your story.

A strong alternative for a My Top 100 focused on mountains, ecology and sustained walking. It offers a different East African encounter from the savannah wildlife landscapes, with altitude and vegetation change at the centre of the story.