Elmenteita Badlands

Elementeita Badlands
Satellite image of the surrounding area from the ASTER Volcano Archive
Highest point
Elevation	2,126 m (6,975 ft)
Coordinates	0°31′S 36°16′E / 0.517°S 36.267°E / -0.517; 36.267[1]
Geography
Elementeita Badlands located between Lake Elmenteita and Ol Doinyo Eburru volcano
Location	Kenya
Geology
Mountain type	Pyroclastic cone
Last eruption	Unknown

The Elementeita Badlands, also known as the Otutu Forest or Ututu Forest, is a lava flow in Kenya that covers approximately 36 square kilometres (9,000 acres). The area was previously covered in thick dryland forest characterized by cedar trees, (Juniperus spp.), and Leleshwa bushes (Tarchonanthus camphoratus). In addition, Wild Jasmine and Boophone are also found.

The land was owned by Njenga Karume, who bought it from Arthur Cole in 1980. Cole had bought it from Digby Tatham-Warter (famous for his role in the Battle of Arnhem) in 1968, as grazing land of low potential. The land is unsuitable for either small scale cultivation or cattle ranching as it is covered in thick bush growing from the profusion of lava boulders. It is now owned by the Njenga Karume Trust.