Mount Elgon
IUCN IINational Park · 1951
1 110 km²
Commune · UGA
Masiira
Uganda
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(80 %)
Species observed
26
Observations
58
Area
12,6km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
26 distinct species · 58 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,1°C
Annual rain
3 517mm
Warmest m°
24,1°C
Coldest m°
13,0°C
Elevation: 1 976 m on average (min 1 639 m, max 2 314 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,1°C
Annual rain
3 517mm
Warmest month
24,1°C
Coldest month
13,0°C
Mean alt.
1 976m
Min
1 639m
Max
2 314m
Std. dev.
169m
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
5,7
Org. C
45,2g/kg
Clay
40,7%
Sand
35,9%
Silt
23,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Bulambuli
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
55,8g/kg
Clay
39,8%
Sand
36,3%
Silt
23,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
45,8g/kg
Clay
39,0%
Sand
37,1%
Silt
24,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
34,0g/kg
Clay
43,3%
Sand
34,2%
Silt
22,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest53.3%
Crops11.8%
Built-up3.5%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)31.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
5,7km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
1 727km²
Discharge in basins
0,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 340mm/an
Mean T°
21,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,20
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
121mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 479m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
11hab/km²
Built-up
344,9%
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