Mount Sabyinyo

Mount Sabyinyo
Sabyinyo from the south
Highest point
Elevation3,669 m (12,037 ft)
Prominence1,045 m (3,428 ft)
Coordinates01°24′S 29°36′E / 1.400°S 29.600°E / -1.400; 29.600
Geography
Mount Sabyinyo is located in Rwanda
Mount Sabyinyo
Mount Sabyinyo
Location in Rwanda, on the DRC/Rwanda/Uganda border
Mount Sabyinyo is located in Uganda
Mount Sabyinyo
Mount Sabyinyo
Mount Sabyinyo (Uganda)
LocationDemocratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda–Uganda
Parent rangeVirunga Mountains
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionPleistocene[1]

Mount Sabyinyo ("Sabyinyo" is derived from the Kinyarwanda word "Iryinyo", meaning "tooth"; also "Sabyinyo, Sabyinio") is an extinct volcano in eastern Africa in the Virunga Mountains. Mount Sabyinyo is the oldest volcano of the range. It is north-east of Lake Kivu, one of the African Great Lakes, and west of Lake Bunyonyi in Uganda. The summit of the mountain, at 3,669 metres (12,037 ft),[2] marks the intersection of the borders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, and Uganda, and holds religious significance for local tribes. It also is within the adjoining national parks established by these countries: Virunga National Park in the DRC, the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda.

The slopes of Mt. Sabyinyo are a habitat for the critically endangered mountain gorilla.[3][4] The mountain carries the local nickname "Old Man's Teeth," because its serrated summit resembles worn teeth in a gum line (in contrast to the perfect conical summits of the adjacent mountains in this range).[5]

The peaks of Mountain Sabyinyo,[6] can be easily done and accessed and trekked along the foothills from the side of Mgahinga National park. in Uganda.

The sign marking the border tripoint at the summit of Mount Sabyinyo.
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  2. ^ kawlaw (2019-02-15). "Mount Sabyinyo | Mgahinga Gorilla National Park | Hiking Mount Sabyinyo". Achieve Gorilla Tours. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  3. ^ "4 Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking and Mount Sabinyo hiking safari". Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. 2020-08-26. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  4. ^ "Mount Sabinyo | Mgahinga National Park". Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  5. ^ Briggs, Philip (2013). Uganda, Bradt Travel Guides. Bradt. p. 268. ISBN 9781841624679. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  6. ^ "5 days Volcano hike, Mgahinga Muhabura and Sabyinyo". Sabyinyo Mountain Hike.