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Mountain · Uganda + DR Congo · Rwenzori Mountains

Mount Speke

Also known as Mount Speke (DR Congo)

Elevation
4,990 m
#555
in the world
#3
in Uganda
730 m
prominence

Mount Speke is a mountain in Uganda and DR Congo, rising to 4,990 m, the 3rd highest in Uganda, part of the Rwenzori Mountains.

Elevation
4,990 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
730 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#555
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Mount Speke

Mount Speke sits on the border between Uganda and DR Congo, and is counted in each.

Key facts

Elevation
4,990 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
730 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Western Region
Coordinates
0.402, 29.892

How it ranks

Among peaks in Uganda
#3of 31
LargestSmallest
In the Rwenzori Mountains
#3of 7
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#555of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Victorio Emanuele4,858 m0.4 km
Mount Stanley5,109 m2.8 km
Margherita Peak5,109 m2.8 km
Albert4,940 m2.8 km
Alexandra4,974 m3.0 km
Umberto4,765 m3.1 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Speke.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
KaseseUganda115,40032 km
NyahukaUganda19,60032 km
KisingaUganda18,30036 km
RwiimiUganda18,60038 km
BundibugyoUganda22,30039 km

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.