Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya
Mount Kenya National Park is situated on the eastern side of the Great Rift Valley, about 175 kilometers northeast of Nairobi. It was established in 1949 to protect the region surrounding Mount Kenya. Initially it was a forest reserve before being announced as a National Park.
Currently the National Park is within the forest reserve which encircles it. In April 1978 the area was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The park and the forest reserve, combined, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. They occupy an area of 2,800 square kilometers, most of which is above the 3,000 meters contour line.
The park can be reached on Nanyuki-Isiolo road via Sirimon Track or Nyeri-Nanyuki road near Naro Moru. It is also reachable via Chogoria on the Embu – Meru road, about 150 kilometers north of the capital.
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