Mount Elgon
IUCN IINational Park · 1951
1 110 km²
Subdivision · UGA
Tangwen
Uganda
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
26
Observations
58
Area
2,9km²
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°
18,0°C
Annual rain
3 314mm
Warmest m°
24,3°C
Coldest m°
12,7°C
Elevation: 1 970 m on average (min 1 732 m, max 2 110 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,0°C
Annual rain
3 314mm
Warmest month
24,3°C
Coldest month
12,7°C
Mean alt.
1 970m
Min
1 732m
Max
2 110m
Std. dev.
58m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
39,5g/kg
Clay
40,7%
Sand
35,8%
Silt
23,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Tingey
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
50,2g/kg
Clay
39,6%
Sand
36,3%
Silt
24,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
39,4g/kg
Clay
39,2%
Sand
37,0%
Silt
23,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
29,0g/kg
Clay
43,2%
Sand
34,2%
Silt
22,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest49.0%
Crops12.5%
Built-up3.1%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)35.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
2
Max drainage
2 721km²
Discharge in basins
0,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 329mm/an
Mean T°
21,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,21
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
122mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 480m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
7hab/km²
Built-up
309,6%
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