Mount Elgon
IUCN IINational Park · 1951
1 110 km²
Subdivision · UGA
Mt. Elgon Np
Uganda
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(84 %)
Species observed
39
Observations
85
Area
97,7km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
39 distinct species · 85 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
14,1°C
Annual rain
2 355mm
Warmest m°
20,4°C
Coldest m°
8,7°C
Elevation: 2 793 m on average (min 2 068 m, max 3 898 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,1°C
Annual rain
2 355mm
Warmest month
20,4°C
Coldest month
8,7°C
Mean alt.
2 793m
Min
2 068m
Max
3 898m
Std. dev.
457m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(84 %)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
61,3g/kg
Clay
35,7%
Sand
36,2%
Silt
28,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Kongasis
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
83,7g/kg
Clay
35,0%
Sand
36,9%
Silt
28,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
54,8g/kg
Clay
34,8%
Sand
36,8%
Silt
28,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
45,3g/kg
Clay
37,2%
Sand
35,0%
Silt
27,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest49.2%
Crops11.4%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)39.0%
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 368km²
Discharge in basins
0,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 071mm/an
Mean T°
19,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,36
Mean runoff
207mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 731m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
7,4%
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