Brief introduction of Mount Kenya National Park

The highest peak consists of crystal nepheline syenite, blocking the crater in front, and several branches extend radially from the central peak. The south and east are surrounded by short trees or tall grass grasslands, forming a dense forest belt covering the hillside, extending upward about 3200 meters. At an altitude of about 4600 meters, the rocks are exposed. The top of the mountain is covered with snow all year round, which means "white" in Kenya. Mount Kenya was formed by intermittent volcanic eruption. The whole mountain range is deeply cut by radially extending valleys. Gullies are mostly caused by glacier erosion, and the foot of the mountain is about 96 kilometers wide. There are about 20 ice bucket lakes with different sizes and ice stains. Distributed between 3750 meters and 4800 meters above sea level. The highest peak is 5 199 meters. Mount Kenya has two rainy seasons. The wetting period from March to June is longer. 65438+February to February is a short dry season. Rainfall varies from north to southeast slope, from 900 mm to 2300 mm, and there are rain clouds with an altitude of 2800 meters to 3800 meters all the year round. Most of the precipitation above 4500 meters is snowfall. The peak of the rainy season is often covered with snow, forming a snow layer more than one meter thick on the glacier. The annual average temperature is between 2℃, with the lowest from March to April and the highest from July to August. The daytime temperature difference is very large,1about 20℃ in February and 12℃ in July and August. The air was flowing violently, and the wind kept blowing down from the mountain all night until early morning. From morning to afternoon, the air rises in the opposite direction. There is a strong wind at the peak in the morning, and the wind speed gradually decreases after the sun rises.