<P> Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second - highest in Africa , after Kilimanjaro . The highest peaks of the mountain are Batian ( 5,199 metres ( 17,057 ft ) ) , Nelion ( 5,188 metres ( 17,021 ft ) ) and Point Lenana ( 4,985 metres ( 16,355 ft ) ) . Mount Kenya is located in the former Eastern province of Kenya , now the Eastern region of Kenya , about 16.5 kilometres ( 10.3 mi ) south of the equator , around 150 kilometres ( 93 mi ) north - northeast of the capital Nairobi . Mount Kenya is the source of the name of the Republic of Kenya . </P>
<P> Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second - highest in Africa , after Kilimanjaro . The highest peaks of the mountain are Batian ( 5,199 metres ( 17,057 ft ) ) , Nelion ( 5,188 metres ( 17,021 ft ) ) and Point Lenana ( 4,985 metres ( 16,355 ft ) ) . Mount Kenya is located in the former Eastern province of Kenya , now the Eastern region of Kenya , about 16.5 kilometres ( 10.3 mi ) south of the equator , around 150 kilometres ( 93 mi ) north - northeast of the capital Nairobi . Mount Kenya is the source of the name of the Republic of Kenya . </P>
where is mt kenya located on a map
where is mt kenya located on a map
the former Eastern province of Kenya , now the Eastern region of Kenya about 16.5 kilometres ( 10.3 mi ) south of the equator around 150 kilometres ( 93 mi ) north - northeast of the capital Nairobi
the former Eastern province of Kenya , now the Eastern region of Kenya about 16.5 kilometres ( 10.3 mi ) south of the equator around 150 kilometres ( 93 mi ) north - northeast of the capital Nairobi