Mount Stanley (summit: Margherita Peak)

Uganda · Rwenzori

Mount Stanley is a massif in the Rwenzori Mountains on the Uganda–Democratic Republic of the Congo border; its highest summit (Margherita Peak) is cited at ~5,109 m (commonly quoted) and is the highest point of the Rwenzori range and one of Africa’s highest peaks. Summit coordinates are given in published peak databases (decimal ~0.385466° N, 29.873188° E). Mount Stanley/Margherita Peak lies within the Rwenzori Mountains National Park (managed by UWA) and is a technical, multi-day mountaineering objective with glacier travel on the upper slopes. (Sources: UNESCO; Uganda Wildlife Authority; Peakbagger; climbing/park guides).