Mount Kilimanjaro

Mount Kilimanjaro sits on the northern border of Tanzania, overlooking Kenya, and just over 200 miles south of the Equator.  Kilimanjaro is an inactive volcano and the highest mountain in Africa...it is the fourth highest of the Seven Summits. 

The following pictures were taken on a cloudless flight from Nairobi, Kenya to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.  Flying southbound at 23,000 feet, the two primary peaks were visible, Mawenzi (left) and Kibo (right). 

Our flight route had us passing 22 miles to the east of the mountain range.  The highest point is on the southern lip of Kibo, called Uhuru Peak, at 19,341 feet above sea level.

 The pictures were taken with a Nikon D50 digital camera with a 18-270 mm zoom lens.