Mount Elgon
IUCN IINational Park · 1951
1 110 km²
Subdivision · UGA
Yembek
Uganda
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(67 %)
Species observed
26
Observations
58
Area
1,8km²
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°
18,2°C
Annual rain
3 364mm
Warmest m°
24,4°C
Coldest m°
13,0°C
Elevation: 1 940 m on average (min 1 771 m, max 1 986 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,2°C
Annual rain
3 364mm
Warmest month
24,4°C
Coldest month
13,0°C
Mean alt.
1 940m
Min
1 771m
Max
1 986m
Std. dev.
87m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(67 %)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
38,6g/kg
Clay
41,2%
Sand
35,4%
Silt
23,4%
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
46,6g/kg
Clay
39,9%
Sand
36,0%
Silt
24,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
40,4g/kg
Clay
39,5%
Sand
36,7%
Silt
23,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
28,9g/kg
Clay
44,3%
Sand
33,4%
Silt
22,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest53.8%
Crops11.0%
Built-up5.4%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)29.3%
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
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
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
12hab/km²
Built-up
543,4%
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