Mount Elgon
IUCN IINational Park · 1951
1 110 km²
Subdivision · UGA
Bukyabo
Uganda
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(91 %)
Species observed
29
Observations
37
Area
34km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
29 distinct species · 37 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,3°C
Annual rain
4 338mm
Warmest m°
22,5°C
Coldest m°
12,7°C
Elevation: 1 979 m on average (min 1 326 m, max 3 193 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,3°C
Annual rain
4 338mm
Warmest month
22,5°C
Coldest month
12,7°C
Mean alt.
1 979m
Min
1 326m
Max
3 193m
Std. dev.
350m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(91 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
52,9g/kg
Clay
40,2%
Sand
33,2%
Silt
26,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Budadiri
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
70,8g/kg
Clay
38,3%
Sand
34,3%
Silt
27,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
52,2g/kg
Clay
38,8%
Sand
34,0%
Silt
27,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
35,6g/kg
Clay
43,4%
Sand
31,3%
Silt
25,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest58.1%
Crops11.7%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)29.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
0,5km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
2 380km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 331mm/an
Mean T°
21,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,21
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
140mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 415m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Built-up
62,3%
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