Mount Gahinga
3,474 m11,398 ft
Volcano · Virunga Mountains · Uganda · Rwanda
Mount Gahinga is a dormant/extinct volcano in the Virunga Mountains on the Rwanda-Uganda border. Gahinga lies between Muhabura and Sabyinyo, but is the smallest of these three volcanoes. Mount Gahinga, also known in the local Kinyarwanda/Rufumbira dialect as "a small pile of stones", has a swampy caldera on its peak.
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At the summit · forecast for 3:00 AM
6 °CClear · wind 3 km/h from the SW
See it in 3DWeather at the summit of Mount Gahinga, 3,474 m
- 3:00 AM6 °CSW 3 km/h–
- 6:00 AM5 °CSW 4 km/h–
- 9:00 AM11 °CSE 15 km/h0.5 mm
- 12:00 PM12 °CSE 15 km/h1.7 mm
- 3:00 PM11 °CSE 11 km/h0.8 mm
- 6:00 PM11 °CSE 6 km/h–
- 9:00 PM7 °CSW 5 km/h0.4 mm
- 12:00 AM6 °CW 8 km/h2 mm
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Rain | 13 °C / 5 °C | 3.4 mm | 16 km/h |
| Wed, Oct 28 | Rain | 13 °C / 5 °C | 9.1 mm | 10 km/h |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Heavy rain | 12 °C / 5 °C | 10.5 mm | 13 km/h |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Rain | 10 °C / 6 °C | 8.8 mm | 5 km/h |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Rain | 9 °C / 5 °C | 5.6 mm | 6 km/h |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Rain | 9 °C / 3 °C | 10.3 mm | 6 km/h |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Rain | 11 °C / 5 °C | 6 mm | 5 km/h |
Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 02:19 AM GMT+3. Times are local.
Facts
- What it is
- Volcano
- Height above sea level
- 3,474 m (11,398 ft)
- Prominence
- 2,821 m (9,255 ft)
- Range
- Virunga Mountains
- Coordinates
- 1.387°S 29.643°E
- Volcano number
- 223055 at the Global Volcanism Program
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
Mount Gahinga
Mountain in Rwanda and Uganda
Mount Gahinga is a dormant/extinct volcano in the Virunga Mountains on the Rwanda-Uganda border. Gahinga lies between Muhabura and Sabyinyo, but is the smallest of these three volcanoes. Mount Gahinga, also known in the local Kinyarwanda/Rufumbira dialect as "a small pile of stones", has a swampy caldera on its peak. The caldera is believed to be about 180 m (591 ft) wide.
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Peaks near Mount Gahinga
- Mount Muhabura4,127 m · 2.6 km awayOn the map
- Mount Sabyinyo3,645 m · 5 km awayOn the map
- Bufumbira2,440 m · 13 km awayOn the map
- Mount Karisimbi4,507 m · 25 km awayOn the map
- Mount Bisoke3,711 m · 26 km awayOn the map
- Mount Mikeno4,437 m · 27 km awayOn the map
- Mount Nyiragongo3,470 m · 46 km awayOn the map
- Nyamuragira3,058 m · 49 km awayOn the map
- Kabuye2,643 m · 31 km awayOn the map
- Ibere rya BigogweMountain · 40 km awayOn the map
Highest in the Virunga Mountains
- Mount Karisimbi4,507 mOn the map
- Mount Mikeno4,437 mOn the map
- Mount Muhabura4,127 mOn the map
- Mount Sabyinyo3,645 mOn the map
- Mount Gahinga3,474 mOn the map
- Mount Nyiragongo3,470 mOn the map
- Nyamuragira3,058 mOn the map
- Kituro1,860 mOn the map
Highest mountains in Uganda
- Mount Stanley5,109 mOn the map
- Mount Speke4,890 mOn the map
- Mount Baker4,844 mOn the map
- Mount Elgon4,321 mOn the map
- Mount Sabyinyo3,645 mOn the map
- Mount Gahinga3,474 mOn the map
- Mount Moroto3,083 mOn the map
- Mount Kadam3,063 mOn the map
- Kagulu Hill3,048 mOn the map
- Mount Morungole2,749 mOn the map