Mount Elgon
IUCN IINational Park · 1951
1 110 km²
Subdivision · UGA
Bukalasi
Uganda
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(80 %)
Species observed
29
Observations
33
Area
4km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
29 distinct species · 33 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,5°C
Annual rain
4 630mm
Warmest m°
23,5°C
Coldest m°
13,9°C
Elevation: 1 835 m on average (min 1 603 m, max 2 346 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,5°C
Annual rain
4 630mm
Warmest month
23,5°C
Coldest month
13,9°C
Mean alt.
1 835m
Min
1 603m
Max
2 346m
Std. dev.
173m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(80 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
56,1g/kg
Clay
41,2%
Sand
30,6%
Silt
28,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Manjiya
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
75,8g/kg
Clay
39,0%
Sand
31,8%
Silt
29,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
54,0g/kg
Clay
39,4%
Sand
31,6%
Silt
29,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
38,3g/kg
Clay
45,2%
Sand
28,2%
Silt
26,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest45.9%
Crops13.4%
Built-up4.0%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)36.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
1
Max drainage
2 380km²
Discharge in basins
0,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 315mm/an
Mean T°
22,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,24
Mean runoff
175mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 292m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
12hab/km²
Built-up
405,0%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Mount Elgon
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2005
1 110 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN