Mount Moroto

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title: "Mount Moroto" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountains-of-uganda", "stratovolcanoes-of-uganda", "moroto-district", "volcanoes-of-the-great-rift-valley", "east-african-montane-forests", "ultra-prominent-peaks-of-africa"] description: "Mountain in Uganda" topic_path: "technology/web" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Moroto" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain in Uganda ::

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Field	Value
name	Mount Moroto
photo	Mount Moroto from the West side.JPG
elevation_m	3083
elevation_ref	{{cite web
url	http://www.peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/africa.html
prominence_m	1818
location	Moroto, Uganda
map	Uganda
map_caption	Location in Uganda
map_size	250
coordinates
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Mount Moroto, also Moroto Mountain (3083 m), is a mountain in the Northeastern part of Uganda.

The native name for this mountain was "Moru To" (meaning "the western mountain", derived from the words "Moru" meaning mountain and "To" meaning west). It was named so because during the migration of the native tribes, who originated from Ethiopia, it appeared west.

Location

The mountain is adjacent to the town of Moroto in Moroto District, Karamoja, Northern Region of Uganda. It is approximately 3 km, by road, east of Moroto's central business district. Mount Moroto is one of a chain of volcanoes along Uganda's international border with Kenya that begins with Mount Elgon in the south and includes Mount Kadam and Mount Morungole. The region around Mount Moroto is a forest reserve protecting a range of habitats from arid thorn savanna to dry montane forest. The coordinates of Mount Moroto are 2°31'30.0"N, 34°46'21.0"E (Latitude:2.5250; Longitude:34.7725).

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Mount_Moroto_-_cliff.jpg" caption="A cliff on the southwestern part of Mount Moroto, near Moroto Town"] ::

Mountain climbing

The nature reserve that encloses Mount Moroto measures 483 km2 and contains over 220 bird species, monkeys and wild cats. Climbing trails exist and mountain guides are available.

Farming and irrigation

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/The_Exquisite_Mount_Moroto.jpg" caption="The Exquisite Mount Moroto.jpg" alt="Mount Moroto."] ::

The natural springs on the slopes of the mountain coalesce to form springs and small rivers. The World Food Program is teaching the Karimajong people how to harvest and store that water and use it to irrigate agricultural produce for household food and for income generation.{{cite web | accessdate=3 June 2014 | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Farming/-/689860/1121088/-/25so2pz/-/index.html | title=Using Mt Moroto to Irrigate Karamoja | first=Steven | last=Ariong | date=9 March 2011 | publisher=Daily Monitor}}

Demographics

Speakers of the moribund Soo language live on the slopes of Mount Moroto.

References

References

1. Google. "Location of Mount Moroto At Google Maps". [[Google.
2. "BirdLife Data Zone".
3. Carlin, Eithne. 1993. ''The So Language''. (Afrikanistische Monografien (AMO), 2.) Institut für Afrikanistik, Universität zu Köln.

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