THE EXTINCT SHIELD VOLCANO (MT.ELGON)

Mt.Elgon The Embodiment Of Masaba's Founding Father

Mount Elgon , the heart between Uganda and Kenya is estimated to be 24million years old , making it the oldest extinct shield volcano in East Africa , truly a wonder justified by its green surrounding nature .

It is ranked 17th in Africa with an elevation of 4,321m (14,177ft) however its last eruption is unknown .

Physical Features
The Marvelous Extinct shield Volcano consists of five major peaks which include:

✓Wagagai

✓Sudek

✓Koitobos

✓Mubiayi

✓Masaba

The above major peaks usually help against remote human activity thus conserving the environment around it .

Other Features Include :

The Caldera

Warm springs by the Suam river

Endebess bluff

"Red Laterite?" Yes you heard that right , the mountain's soil , very rare to find . This mountain has been the main catchment area of several rivers and these rivers drain into ;

•Lake Turkana

•Nzoia River

As we would imagine , what's an adventure without plant species . Some of the incredulous plants found on the mountain are ,

Ardisiandra Wettsteinii

Carduus Afromontanus

Echinops Hoehnelii

Ranunculus Keniensis

Romulea Keniensis

Mount Elgon is not only home to some of the world's beautiful nature but also home to four loved tribes in East Africa known as the "Ndorobo" which consists of ;

✓Bagisu

✓Sapiinjak

✓Sabaot

✓Ogiek

In Conclusion

The Extinct Shield Volcano was anciently named (Ol Doinyo Ilgoon) a stratovolcano on the South West Margin of a Caldera that straddles the Uganda-Kenya border of the N shore of Lake Victoria . No eruptions are known in the historical record .