Mount Elgon
IUCN IINational Park · 1951
1 110 km²
Subdivision · UGA
Maaba
Uganda
AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)
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°
20,2°C
Annual rain
4 461mm
Warmest m°
25,1°C
Coldest m°
15,4°C
Elevation: 1 477 m on average (min 1 336 m, max 1 632 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,2°C
Annual rain
4 461mm
Warmest month
25,1°C
Coldest month
15,4°C
Mean alt.
1 477m
Min
1 336m
Max
1 632m
Std. dev.
111m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)Tropical
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
38,5g/kg
Clay
42,5%
Sand
31,8%
Silt
25,7%
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
5,8
Org. C
52,5g/kg
Clay
39,6%
Sand
33,5%
Silt
27,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
39,5g/kg
Clay
40,6%
Sand
33,0%
Silt
26,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
23,4g/kg
Clay
47,2%
Sand
29,0%
Silt
23,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest41.7%
Crops16.0%
Built-up3.3%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)38.9%
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
17hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
331,3%
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