{"id":5470,"date":"2023-08-03T16:24:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T16:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beautifulsafarisuganda.com\/?page_id=5470"},"modified":"2023-08-03T16:25:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T16:25:02","slug":"rwenzori-mountains-national-park","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beautifulsafarisuganda.com\/?page_id=5470","title":{"rendered":"Rwenzori Mountains National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Rwenzori Mountains National Park is a Ugandan national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Rwenzori Mountains. Almost&nbsp;<strong>1,000 km 2 (386 sq mi)<\/strong>&nbsp;in size, the park has Africa &#8216;s third highest mountain peak and many waterfalls, lakes, and glaciers. The park is known for its beautiful plant life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>i is not volcanic like East Africa\u2019s other major mountains but is a block of rock up-faulted through the floor of the Western Rift Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rwenzoris were christened the \u201cMountains of the Moon\u201d by the Alexandrine geographer Ptolemy in AD 150. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rwenzoris \u2013 the fabled Mountains of the Moon \u2013 lie in western Uganda along the Uganda-Congo border. The equatorial snow peaks include the third highest point in Africa, while the lower slopes are blanketed in moorland, bamboo, and rich, moist montane forest. Huge tree heathers and colorful mosses are draped across the mountainside with giant lobelias and \u201ceverlasting flowers\u201d, creating an enchanting, fairy-tale scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rwenzori Mountains National Park protects the highest parts of the 120km-long and 65km-wide Rwenzori mountain range. The national park hosts 70 mammals and 217 bird species including 19 Albertine Rift endemics, as well as some of the world\u2019s rarest vegetation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rwenzoris are a world-class hiking and mountaineering destination. A nine- to twelve-day trek will get skilled climbers to the summit of Margherita \u2013 the highest peak \u2013 though shorter, non-technical treks are possible to scale the surrounding peaks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rwenzori Mountains National Park is a Ugandan national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Rwenzori Mountains. Almost&nbsp;1,000 km 2 (386 sq mi)&nbsp;in size, the park has Africa &#8216;s third highest mountain peak and many waterfalls, lakes, and glaciers. 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