Uganda · Rwenzori Mountains5,109 m (16,762 ft)Mount Stanley 3D Terrain Map & Relief Model
Interactive digital elevation model (DEM) for Mount Stanley. Tilt, rotate, and inspect high-altitude summit ridges, glacial cirques, and approach routes in high-resolution 3D WebGL cartography.
High mountain refuge perched on bare rock slabs directly below Elena Glacier.
Glacial pass crossing into the upper Stanley Icefield and Margherita approach.
The highest point in Uganda and the DRC, perched on the misty Rwenzori crest.
Total vertical rise from Elena Hut (4,541m) directly to the summit crest.
DMS: 0°23′08″ N, 29°52′23″ E. Verified against alpine geodesy baselines.
The vertical drop to the lowest contour encircling the peak with no higher summit inside it.
Surrounded by lateral moraines, active icefalls, and high glaciated ridges feeding regional river systems.
Topographic Architecture of Mount Stanley
Mount Stanley is the third-highest mountain in Africa at 5,109 metres (16,762 ft) and the supreme crown of the Rwenzori Mountains ('Mountains of the Moon'), straddling the international boundary between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its highest point, Margherita Peak, is a formidable horn of glaciated metamorphic rock, first summitted on June 18, 1906, by Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, accompanied by master Courmayeur guides Joseph Petigax, César Ollier, and Josef Brocherel.