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Mount Baker
Photo by Jurgen Wohlfarter
Details
| Elevation (feet): | 15889 |
|---|---|
| Elevation (meters): | 4843 |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Country: | Uganda |
| Range/Region: | East Africa Mountains |
| Range/Region: | Ruwenzori |
| Latitude: | 0.366667 |
| Longitude: | 29.8833 |
| Difficulty: | Basic Snow/Ice Climb |
| Best months for climbing: | Jan, Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug |
| Year first climbed: | 1906 |
| First successful climber(s): | Duke of the Abruzzi, J. Petigax, C. Ollier, J. Brocherel |
| Nearest major airport: | Kampala, Uganda, Kigali, Rwanda, Bujumbura, Burundi, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Convenient Center: | Mutsori, Zaire, Bugoye, Uganda |
Description
Mount Baker is the third highest mountain in the Ruwenzori range. Together with Mount Stanley and Mount Speke, it forms a triangle enclosing the upper Bujuku Valley. There are huts and good trails from both the Zaire and Uganda side. From Mutsori, Zaire, local tribesman are available as guides or porters. There are several huts maintained throughout the Ruwenzori. Like all of the Ruwenzori massifs, Baker's summit consists of multiple jagged peaks.
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