Mount Moroto

For other uses, see Moroto (disambiguation).
Mount Moroto
Highest point
Elevation3,083 m (10,115 ft)[1]
Prominence1,818 m (5,965 ft)
Coordinates02°31′30″N 34°46′21″E / 2.52500°N 34.77250°E / 2.52500; 34.77250
Geography
Mount Moroto is located in Uganda
Mount Moroto
Mount Moroto
Location in Uganda
LocationMoroto, Uganda

Mount Moroto, also Moroto Mountain (3,083 m or 10,115 ft), is a mountain in the Northeastern part of Uganda.[2]

The native name for this mountain was "Moru To" (meaning "the western mountain", derived from the words "Moru" meaning mountain and "To" meaning west). It was named so because during the migration of the native tribes, who originated from Ethiopia, it appeared west.

Location

The mountain is adjacent to the town of Moroto in Moroto District, Karamoja, Northern Region of Uganda. It is approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi), by road, east of Moroto's central business district. Mount Moroto is one of a chain of volcanoes along Uganda's international border with Kenya that begins with Mount Elgon in the south and includes Mount Kadam and Mount Morungole.[3][2] The region around Mount Moroto is a forest reserve protecting a range of habitats from arid thorn savanna to dry montane forest.[4][2] The coordinates of Mount Moroto are 2°31'30.0"N, 34°46'21.0"E (Latitude:2.5250; Longitude:34.7725).[3][2]

A cliff on the southwestern part of Mount Moroto, near Moroto Town

Mountain climbing

The nature reserve that encloses Mount Moroto measures 483 square kilometres (119,000 acres) and contains over 220 bird species, monkeys and wild cats. Climbing trails exist and mountain guides are available.[4]

Farming and irrigation

Mount Moroto.
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The natural springs on the slopes of the mountain coalesce to form springs and small rivers. The World Food Program is teaching the Karimajong people how to harvest and store that water and use it to irrigate agricultural produce for household food and for income generation.[3]

Demographics

Speakers of the moribund Soo language live on the slopes of Mount Moroto.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Africa Ultra-Prominences: 84 Mountains With Prominence of 1,500m (4,921 ft.) or Greater". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d Google. "Location of Mount Moroto At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 3 June 2014. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ a b c Ariong, Steven (9 March 2011). "Using Mt Moroto to Irrigate Karamoja". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b "BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  5. ^ Carlin, Eithne. 1993. The So Language. (Afrikanistische Monografien (AMO), 2.) Institut für Afrikanistik, Universität zu Köln.