Aberdares

The Aberdares (or Nyandarua) mountains are an isolated volcanic range that forms the eastern most
wall of the Great Rift Valley, to the east of the high Kinangop/Laikipia plateau. They are around 160
kilometers long from north to south (the northern end almost reaching the equator). There are two
main peaks, Ol Donyo Le Satima (4,001 m) to the north and Kinangop (3, 906 m) to the south,
which are separated by a long 'saddle' of land above 3,000 m. The small peak of Kipipiri (3,349m) flanks the
main range to the west, linked to it by a formerly forested valley at around 2,700 m.