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Mount Luigi
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| Elevation (feet): | 15178 |
|---|---|
| Elevation (meters): | 4626 |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Country: | Uganda |
| Range/Region: | East Africa Mountains |
| Range/Region: | Ruwenzori |
| Latitude: | 0.333333 |
| Longitude: | 29.8833 |
| Difficulty: | Scramble |
| Best months for climbing: | Jan, Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug |
| Year first climbed: | 1906 |
| First successful climber(s): | Vittorio Sella, J. Brocherel, E. Botta |
| Nearest major airport: | Kampala, Uganda, Kigali, Rwanda, Bujumbura, Burundi, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Convenient Center: | Mutsori, Zaire, Bugoye, Uganda |
Description
Mount Luigi is the lowest of the six mountains of the Ruwenzori Range, and is located further south than the other five. This massif forms a horse-shoe ridge around an impressive glacial cirque, the finest in the Ruwenzori. From Mutsori, Congo, local tribesman are available as guides or porters. There are several huts maintained throughout the Ruwenzori. Like all of the Ruwenzori massifs, Luigi's summit consists of multiple jagged peaks, the highest of which are Sella (15,178 ft./4,626 m.), Weismann (15,157 ft./4,620 m.), and Okusoma (15,020 ft./4,578 m.).
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