Mount Sabyinyo

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title: "Mount Sabyinyo" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["virunga-mountains", "international-mountains-of-africa", "volcanoes-of-africa", "mountains-of-rwanda", "mountains-of-uganda", "mountains-of-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo", "stratovolcanoes-of-rwanda", "stratovolcanoes-of-uganda", "stratovolcanoes-of-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo", "three-thousanders", "border-tripoints", "rwanda–uganda-border", "democratic-republic-of-the-congo–rwanda-border", "democratic-republic-of-the-congo–uganda-border", "kisoro-district", "extinct-volcanoes", "pleistocene-stratovolcanoes", "pleistocene-africa"] description: "Mountain in eastern Africa" topic_path: "general/virunga-mountains" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Sabyinyo" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain in eastern Africa ::

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Field	Value
name	Mount Sabyinyo
photo	File:Mountain Sabyinyo.jpg
photo_caption	Mount Sabyinyo
elevation_m	3669
prominence_m	1046
prominence_ref	{{Cite web
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map	Rwanda#Uganda
map_caption	Location in Rwanda, on the DRC/Rwanda/Uganda border
map_size	280
label_position	right
listing	Ribu
location	Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda–Uganda
range	Virunga Mountains
coordinates
type	Stratovolcano
last_eruption	Pleistocene
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Mount Sabyinyo ("Sabyinyo" is derived from the Kinyarwanda word "Iryinyo", meaning "tooth"; also "Sabyinyo, Sabyinio") is an extinct volcano in eastern Africa in the Virunga Mountains. Mount Sabyinyo is the oldest volcano of the range. It is north-east of Lake Kivu, one of the African Great Lakes, and west of Lake Bunyonyi in Uganda. The summit of the mountain, at 3669 m, marks the intersection of the borders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, and Uganda, and holds religious significance for local tribes. It also is within the adjoining national parks established by these countries: Virunga National Park in the DRC, the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda.

The slopes of Mount Sabyinyo are a habitat for the critically endangered mountain gorilla. The mountain carries the local nickname "Old Man's Teeth," because its serrated summit resembles worn teeth in a gum line (in contrast to the perfect conical summits of the adjacent mountains in this range).

The peaks of Mount Sabyinyo can be easily done and accessed and trekked along the foothills from the side of Mgahinga National park in Uganda.

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