Mount Stanley

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title: "Mount Stanley" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rwenzori-mountains", "great-rift-valley", "mountains-of-uganda", "mountains-of-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo", "democratic-republic-of-the-congo–uganda-border", "international-mountains-of-africa", "five-thousanders-of-africa", "highest-points-of-countries", "ultra-prominent-peaks-of-africa"] description: "Mountain in Central Africa" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Stanley" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain in Central Africa ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]

Field	Value
name	Mount Stanley
other_name	Mount Ngaliema
photo	MtStanley 2.JPG
photo_caption	Mount Stanley
From left to right: Moebius Peak, Elena Peak, Savoia Peak, Alexandra Peak, Margherita Peak
elevation_m	5109
prominence_m	3924
prominence_ref	{{Cite web
url	https://worldribus.org/east-africa-mountains/
Ranked 28th
map	Uganda
map_caption	Location in Uganda
(on the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo)
map_size	240
label_position	right
listing	Country high point
Ultra
country
range	Rwenzori Mountains
coordinates
first_ascent	1906 by Duke of the Abruzzi and party
easiest_route	rock/snow climb
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::callout[type=note] the mountain in Africa ::

| name = Mount Stanley | other_name = Mount Ngaliema | photo = MtStanley 2.JPG | photo_caption = Mount Stanley From left to right: Moebius Peak, Elena Peak, Savoia Peak, Alexandra Peak, Margherita Peak | elevation_m = 5109 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = 3924 | prominence_ref = {{Cite web |title=World Ribus – East Africa Mountains |url=https://worldribus.org/east-africa-mountains/|access-date=2024-12-26 |website=World Ribus}} Ranked 28th | map = Uganda | map_caption = Location in Uganda (on the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo) | map_size = 240 | label_position = right | listing = Country high point Ultra | country = | range = Rwenzori Mountains | coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | topo = | first_ascent = 1906 by Duke of the Abruzzi and party | easiest_route = rock/snow climb

Mount Stanley, also known as Mount Ngaliema (, also , ), is a mountain located in the Rwenzori range. With an elevation of 5,109 m (16,763 ft), it is the highest mountain of both the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, and the fourth-highest in Africa.

The peak and several other surrounding peaks are high enough to support glaciers. Mount Stanley is named for the colonist Sir Henry Morton Stanley. It is part of the Rwenzori Mountains National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Peaks

Mt. Stanley consists of two twin summits and several lower peaks: ::{| class="wikitable sortable" ! align=left|Peak !! Metres !! Feet |- |Margherita Peak || 5,109 || 16,763 |- |Alexandra || 5,091 || 16,703 |- |Albert || 5,087 || 16,690 |- |Savoia || 4,977 || 16,330 |- |Ellena || 4,968 || 16,300 |- |Elizabeth || 4,929 || 16,170 |- |Phillip || 4,920 || 16,140 |- |Moebius || 4,916 || 16,130 |- |Cheptegei || 4,907 || 16,099 |- |Great Tooth || 4,603 || 15,100 |}

Expeditions

;First ascent ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Mount_Stanley.jpg" caption="Mount Stanley." alt="Mount Stanley.jpg"] ::

The first recorded ascent of Mt. Stanley was in 1906 by Luigi Amedeo, J. Petigax, C. Ollier, and J. Brocherel. Margherita Peak is named after Queen Margherita of Italy.

Notes

References

References

1. "Ngaliema". [[HarperCollins]].
2. {{Cite Merriam-Webster. Stanley, Mount
3. "Ngaliema, Mount". [[Oxford University Press]].
4. "Rwenzori Mountains National Park". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
5. Bridges, Peter. (Winter 2000). "A Prince of Climbers".

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